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Australia's conservative government announced plans Friday to double university fees for humanities students, in a bid to push people into more useful, "job-relevant" courses like maths and science.
Under the proposal—which critics panned as an "ideological assault"—the cost of degrees like history or cultural studies will rise up to 113 percent to around US$29,000, while other courses such as nursing and information technology will become cheaper.
Education Minister Dan Tehan—an arts graduate with two advanced degrees in international relations—said the government wanted to corral young people towards "jobs of the future" to boost the country's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
"If you are wanting to do philosophy, which will be great for your critical thinking, also think about doing IT," Tehan said.
The plan would help pay for an additional 39,000 university places by 2023 and for cost cuts for courses like science, agriculture, maths and languages.
[...] "I'm an arts graduate and so is the minister for education so I'm not sure you can draw the conclusion that we're completely unemployable," said opposition lawmaker Tanya Plibersek.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2020, @02:15AM (4 children)
They'll call for it eventually after they're done with the following:
political opponents
police
free speech
human rights for non POC (except in China)
statues
history
capitalism
theistic religions (except islam)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2020, @02:35AM
Right. Mayan calendar or Nostradamus?
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday June 23 2020, @02:31AM (2 children)
And THAT'S when you rappel down from the helicopter, fully-automatic machine guns in each hand, ammo bandoliers across your chest and burning cigar clenched between your teeth, and proceed to deal out merry high-velocity leaden Hell on a democratic basis for Truth*, Justice*, Freedom*, and The American Way* I assume?
Don't forget: up up down down left right left right B A Start. You're gonna need it...
* may not actually be true, just, free, or in line with the Constitution.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2020, @11:31AM (1 child)
Popper's paradox of tolerance brought you here I assume? Lock, load and break out those Cubans!
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday June 23 2020, @01:31PM
No, but now that you mention it, that *is* something some people here on this site would do well to study. It really is a problem for them, and correctly worked through, can be an interesting critical thinking exercise, specifically about how to spot the informal fallacy of the stolen concept.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...