Daniel Cara: Attacks on Philosophy and Sociology courses are an absurd idea.
The coordinator of the National Campaign for the Right to Education Network, Daniel Cara, rebuts the Bolsonaro government's attack on Humanities courses; "There is no course that generates economic return. It's not the course that generates economic return. What generates economic return from education is economic growth," he stated; he also says that Bolsonaro's idea against these courses violates the freedom of institutions.
247 - The coordinator of the National Campaign for the Right to Education Network, Daniel Cara, harshly criticized the Jair Bolsonaro government after the announcement of attacks on philosophy and sociology courses, claiming that "they do not generate resources for the taxpayer."
"There is no course that generates economic return. It's not the course itself that generates economic return. What generates economic return from education is economic growth. It's not enough to have a diploma; the job market needs to have vacancies for hires," the analyst stated in an audio recording.
According to him, the idea of the Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, is "absurd." "A fallacious argument. He wants to blame education for the economic incompetence of the Bolsonaro government."
The scholar stated that the government demonstrated "enormous ignorance about university administration." "Public universities are administered on the principle of university autonomy, which strengthens the principle of academic freedom. The minister is just trying to get attention. The proposal lacks consistency," he said. "(Closing the courses). That's not going to happen. Even private universities that are part of Prouni and receive support from Fies will continue to offer humanities courses."
According to the scholar, the government may withhold funds. But it is "very difficult for universities to accept this type of interference."