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OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS...
This night
I would like to reflect upon Governmental Intervention.
What a
boasting title, isn’t it?
But in fact
I refer to the following issue: is it o.k. if the Government gives people
computer devices or allows them to go to Buenos
Aires for free (on the excuse to visit “Tecnopolis”)?
Or is it that perhaps Governments are being too benign to people, giving things
for free and exhausting all people’s budget on things that are not worth at
all?
A
remarkable event has made all these questions spring up, and it was the thing
that my son Francisco, a 14-year-old teenager, has been invited to go to Buenos
Aires for free, in order to visit Tecnopolis.
Through
this fast trip to Buenos Aires, Francisco has
been awarded the opportunity to visit Buenos
Aires during a whole tiring day. He was set to
visiting the Congress, and particularly the Congress library, where he and his
friends have been given many little books with the text of the Constitution.
Great for them! Later on, they were
conducted to Tecnopolis, and they had the possibility to visit every
technological stall at those strange and up-dated facilities.
Francisco
returned happy, dirty and absolutely exhausted. It was a great trip for him. He
had a wonderful experience as regards knowledge and companionship.
In sum, I
think that this opportunity, given to my son and other kids, has been a
terrific way of making them approach other styles of life, other perspectives
and worlds. Perhaps my son would have
been able to travel to Buenos Aires
on his own, but, what about the other children?
Some of them were quite poor. Surely they were not able to travel to
other places by now.
Therefore
I will state what I think: I consider
that the act of providing kids with a travel opportunity or with a computer (in
the case of the Anses notebook) is something extremely good, as far as I am
concerned. It is an outstanding way of equaling young people. It gives
schooling children opportunities to develop similarly their lives. I am happy
with this governmental decision
Hi Ade! I´m glad your son could enjoy that trip. I also agree with your view of perceiving what the government is doing as regards Tecnopolis as a good thing. I posted a blog talking about how I think that this model of government is boosting solidarity as an important value among its citizens. And as examples I mention “asignación universal” and the free bus tickets for students but what you describe here is also an example that fits the category of solidarity.
ResponderEliminarWell, I think it is great that they are being provided with some devices that, maybe, they couldn't have bought on their own.
ResponderEliminarI have to say: I do not like this government (neither the one here in San Luis nor the one in Argentina in general. The ones that I like are some others that I won't mention here) but, even though I don't like this government, I think some good things are being done for the sake of society. It is extremely good that our governors try to give us all the same opportunities so that we can have equal rights =)
I have to admit that I prefer the initiative of Tecnopolis rather than the one of the netbooks. I mean, these two are really different in purpose. The trip fosters group activities, solidarity, coexistance and many other rich values that are needed for life. Besides, they are having the opportunity to travel to and visit other places. On the other hand, we have the netbooks that foster individuality, selfishness and closeness (in the sense of secretiveness). So, even though I think netbooks are partly useful, I would prefer to hear more about trips, scholarships, and many other things offering social activites and possibilities.
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ResponderEliminarI think that the topic of your post is really a good one Ade. Even though there are several signicant breaches as regards our Government, this kind of events and situations have helped people, especially younger generations, to be more united. But what it should not be forgotten is the fact that events like this also help to accentuate the differencies. Perhaps this is not the case of Francisco, but in the place we study the only ones who had the chance to travel to Bs. As. were actually those who belonged to "Centro de Estudiantes", or at least most of them. We were never told about this, but it seems that some people were "magically" told. So, it all depends from the situation and the context where it takes place.
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