In America, the president called for the higher education to be accorded as much attention as to the health sector. This was a reaction to the fact that the sphere of higher education had been neglected by the federal governments for too long. In fact, the federal government started supporting research foundations in the higher education facilities.
This is vital because it gives rise to technological advancement and innovation which turn to be useful to the state in the future; for example, the development of vaccines by the university and college students has helped in saving people’s lives (Haas, 2006). The government has offered support to students from all regions of the United States of America by providing affordable education. This has been achieved through facilitating learning in these institutions by funding their upkeep in the institutions.
For a long time, the federal government neglected the sphere of higher education, many institutions of higher education lacked proper funding to support their researches. This affected students learning since they studied a lot of theories without practical applications, hence ending up with many troubles when they secured jobs. This resulted in the slow pace of development in the education system as the gap that occurred during the time of zero support ought to be filled.
Life is like a ladder, therefore, it is impossible to run the stairs, taking two or three at a time, hence there is the need to fill gaps left in order for the system to develop accordingly (Genovese, 2010). In fact, if the government were supportive, the higher education would have a different face from that which it has today. This means that all departments would be in line with the current technology, but this became impossible to achieve due to government negligence on the sector.
If the government supported the sphere of higher education, the systems would be more developed than they are now, hence providing highly qualified personnel to the job market. This means that research and innovations would be given priority, hence bringing a lot of income to the state.
When students are provided with adequate opportunity to carry out experiments in the laboratories, they develop skills that may become useful in their lives as they plan to venture into the world to search for jobs. Most innovations are instigated by students who have the urge to find out more about their environment. For example, students may come up with new ideas for a project based on whatever they see in their surrounding environment.
This ensures that innovations are constantly developed since different students happen to study at colleges and universities at different times. That is why, it is worth noting that different times have different challenges and changes in environment, hence giving room to variety of innovations. Therefore, if the government financed university studies, many students could have a possibility to access a proper university education, hence increasing the number of intellectuals in their states.
If the government exerted less influence than it did during the past half century, the higher education would be different from that we see today. This is because during that period, the government did not take into consideration the needs of colleges and universities and did not help them set up a lot of facilities.
In fact, universities received budgetary allocations to help in setting up research foundations, hence assisting students to get necessary information and experience. If the government exerts less influence, it means that the government cares less about development in education (Smith and Bender, 2008). Such a situation would lead to understaffing in public institutions, which would give hard time to lecturers in performing their duties.
These differences would improve the system we have today since it would have its own base created before. The base describes and determines progress of any organization since it serves as its foundation. Systems that have strong foundations tend to succeed more than those which exercise problems during their initial stages, and develop a weak base. This means the innovations that the governments could have supported those days would be evident in the systems today.
In my view, the efforts that the government put on the education systems reflected in the current situation. Regardless on how minimal the support was, in general, institutions and the system have benefited (Haas, 2006). Therefore, one cannot neglect the government efforts to ensure that the higher education was run in the most appropriate manner.
Although the sphere of higher education received limited funds from the government that translated too many efforts because learning institutions were able to move technologically. Research centers were established although they did not keep on improving due to withdrawal or minimization of governmental support.
Federal governments play crucial roles in development of all the sectors of the economy. Therefore, it is essential for federal governments to consider coming up with strategies to look at all the sectors and improve them accordingly. This means that authorities should not support some ministries more than the others because that derails their development trend.
Developing health facilities and neglecting higher education are not beneficial because doctors who work in those health facilities study at the institutions of higher education that are not adequately developed (Genovese, 2010). That is why, it turns out there is no sense in developing healthcare sphere if it is provided with the incompetent doctors who lack practical experience.
A government which fully supports and equips higher education institutes gives rise to development of a well-equipped personnel which facilitates innovations in the country. These play a key role in designing defense equipment as well, alongside with other crucial innovations, such as development of ne effective vaccines and drugs.
References
Genovese, M. A. (2010). Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. Michigan: Infobase Publishing.
Haas, H. (2006). Alexandria in Late Antiquity: Topography And Social Conflict. London: JHU Press.
Smith, F. W. & Bender, T. (2008). American Higher Education Transformed, 1940-2005: Documenting the National Discourse. London: JHU Press.