Recently, the
news about the master baker Wu Pao-chun
(吳寶春), who applied
for Taiwan's EMBA (including NCCU!!)but was rejected because he didn't have a
college degree, has caused lots of people's discussion. At first, I thought
that the educational system was too inflexible, and the government was so incompetent
that Taiwan would be "brain-draining".
However, then I read the news that our president
was going to amend the regulations to let Wu study in Taiwan. I also read some editorial
articles doubting whether Wu could catch up with others in EMBA, because those
students have to learn accounting, statistics, economics and so on. ( http://blog.roodo.com/subing/archives/24811172.html
)
Therefore, I contemplate the whole event from
another perspective and feel that learning should not be only in the books. For
example, for those who have their talent in professional fields, the high
educational system should offer them some practical and related lessons to help
them gain what they really want.
What do you think?
Yes, there is an extensive discussion recently on this issue, even Mr. Wu later claims that he has never applied for any of Taiwanese EMBA programs. Frankly, at first I had a totally different view from you. I think not only Mr. Wu but everyone else needs a college degree for a master program, since master degree represents a advanced study based on what you learned from college. But then I think of what they might need in EMBA, it is not (at least not all courses) academic skills but industry experience that counts there. So, for these executive master programs, I say why not.
ReplyDeleteI have seen the website you posted. There are many problems for Taiwanese to think and deal with. In my opinion, I agree that there are too much college degrees in our society. As we know, the level of modern college or graduate students is lower and lower, though it is easier to receive higher education.
ReplyDeleteThe problem doesn’t focus on how to let more teenagers get higher degrees but on how to let teenagers find and develop their potentials. In fact, not everyone is suitable to study. If everyone is forced to keep on studying, there will be many people leading an unhappy life, and our society can’t work normally.
I don’t mean that 吳寶春 should not apply for EMBA. I think everyone has right to learn, but people should study in appropriate place. Take 吳寶春 for example. The reason he applies for EMBA is that he wants to use what he learns on practical experiences. Therefore, it must be more suitable college for him to enter.
Because EMBA is a highly background knowledge-needed program, as you said in the article, to me it is reasonable that only students have college degree could apply for it. Also, in another perspective, I think the regulation shouldn’t be violated just because the applier is Mr. Wu Pao-chun, or the law wouldn’t be convincing anymore.
ReplyDeleteAs long as our government hasn't reconstructed the whole educational system, this sort of problems won't meet its end. We all learn from the news that they r only fixing "a" case but not the system itself, and that's bcuz Wu is famous.(if he weren't the government wouldn't even give a crap to him) As for the permission which granted by the government, I think it's a inappropriate privilege that excluding those who truly need help. UGLY NATION.
ReplyDeleteHow about this: let Wu in and see if he can catch up with others in terms of academic study, and if he can't, fail him? What I'm saying is, this incident has revealed another big problem in our education -- it's difficult to enter a program but so easy to pass it. When I applied to study my PhD to my university in Australia, I had a different Master's degree from the one that was 'required' by that PhD program. They let me in because of my teaching experience. Guess what? I turned out to be the top student when I was in that program, won a 3-year full scholarship after the first semester, and graduated with a big award. If I had decided to apply to a Taiwanese university, I wonder if I would've been rejected?
ReplyDeleteThis is a special point of view that I have never thought before. I think what the teacher said is the root of problem. Thanks for your sharing.
DeleteFor the government, it is important to create a fair system to run, we can’t break the system for some outstanding people, my point is that we can improve or fix the system but can’t ruin it. For the authorities, it is important to what is the balance of both the normal people and those exceptions’ welfare. In the end, why Mr. Wu only can learn run a company by EMBA? I believe ENBA can't bee his only choice.
ReplyDeleteI think this issue should be divided into two parts to discuss. First, applying for EMBA is his own choice. We don’t need to seriously think about it for him. Since he wants to improve his knowledge, he must consider all conditions and make up my mind. Whether he wouldn’t catch up with other classmates and whether he could study accounting, statistics and economics well aren’t our duties. On the other hand, our government also indeed adjusts the policy to correspond the reality. We should give people in all fields equal learning chance. In this way, our country actually has a free and democracy society.
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