2014-01-18, 10:22 AM
hadriel Wrote:ITT thinking education is free and therefore taking it for granted and not being serious about studying (and thus graduate with rubbish grades/stuff) is sad.
My education in Cambridge is "free" (a.k.a. sponsored by a government scholarship) but I am motivated both by gratitude, responsibility and a desire to do well. I see much of both sides of the world here. It's really quite sad. That said, I don't think I need a "get a First Class or I'll take the money away from you" gun pointing at my head all day in university.
Hadriel
are you doing a graduate program? i think they give lots of scholarships for those. the people in this thread are probs complaining about the college/bachelors degrees
as for college education - bachelors and stuff, many countries have them for free and are doing just fine.
the fees you pay are mainly wasted on administration and stuff you don't actually use - sporting teams etc. so the idea that paying for something somehow makes it better is stupid
the idea that making it free will make people be lazy in their studies - is nonsense. would anyone who didn't want to study go about spending hours in a classroom for no reason.
with high fees, the college system becomes a system more to maintain the existing class structure and less one to educate. a college degree becomes like NX cash in the game
well i spent enough time on this debate.