IHT on Monday morning Thomas Friedman (when not talking about "green" is still my favorite writer) has further clarified its position within about the direction that the United States and the rest of the world must take in response to the economic crisis. The title, rather than direct, it was "Invent, invent, invent." Rather than print money, according to Friedman, would be more useful to go back to print talents significantly : Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, some of the proposals for an intense mass production. Talent, brains, not the stimulus pack are those that create real wealth and perspective. To do this, of course, need to focus on education of excellence, the university, which should not be placed in competition with the neighboring state (in case the U.S.), but be related to the competitive benchmarks. Even universities "first tier" should therefore continue to push up the competition, following the first class.
This may seem quite logical reasoning, almost trivial, but if traced back to the Italian situation can really be scary. The lack of competitiveness at the international level is worrying. In Italy we bully basically of two universities (Politecnico di Milano and Bocconi ), almost as if they were wonderful, but the reality is another: what we consider excellence for the rest of the world is lean normal.
I believe that most of these problem stems from the excessive extension of the number of universities and degree courses. Although the broadening of the students has led to an increase of 'literacy', it is equally undeniable that the majority of smaller institutions has created a huge mass of students with low skills and, even worse, completely devoid of goals. The dynamics of the "study by force" is the most damaging could be to preserve the quality of teaching. Perhaps the establishment of start-up courses for work would be more useful for those who have no clear idea when selecting post-maturity, and return a bit 'air in the labor market.
JS
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