Brunner por restricción de gratuidad: “un error completo”

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José Joaquín Brunner calls restricting free tuition for violent students a 'complete error' that transforms education into a purely punitive discussion.

The episode begins with host Paula Molina introducing guest José Joaquín Brunner, former minister and director of the higher education doctorate at UDP. They discuss the recent physical assault on Science Minister Jimena Lincolao at Universidad Austral, which occurred on a university campus. Brunner condemns the violence, noting it's particularly serious in universities as institutions historically dedicated to dialogue and pluralism. He analyzes the attackers as a small, non-representative group of anarchic students who reject all organized systems including the state, churches, and hospitals. Brunner distinguishes this from micro-violence like bullying, describing these groups as protest-oriented and living in 'anomia' without recognizing civilized norms. When asked about conditioning free tuition on student behavior, Brunner strongly opposes this approach, calling it a 'complete error' that transforms educational discussion into purely punitive measures. He references Chile's long history of increasingly harsh penalties in emblematic high schools that haven't solved violence problems. Brunner argues the fundamental solution requires internal institutional responsibility, with student and teacher communities forming pacts for democratic behavior. The conversation shifts to broader critiques of free tuition, with Brunner explaining it was implemented through a budget law amendment when access was already nearly universal through scholarships and loans. He defends reasonable expectations for students to complete studies while benefiting from free tuition. Brunner specifically criticizes proposals to deny free tuition to people over 30, calling this 'anti-historical trend' since continuous education will become increasingly common. The episode then transitions to two additional segments: a scientific discovery about 289-million-year-old reptile fossils in Oklahoma that reveal the oldest known amniote breathing system, and research showing two weeks of reduced smartphone use can improve mental health and concentration.

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