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kimba1

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unfortunately, I believe this to be true
« on: May 25, 2011, 03:25:43 PM »
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=89687


remember loans increase the overall cost of tuition,so it actually worst

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Re: unfortunately, I believe this to be true
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2011, 04:19:37 PM »
The comments in these articles always are interesting and illuminating.

This is my favorite so far:
susanthehuman

Libertarians are so cute. They are deeply anti-intellectual, and reject college because it requires several things Libertarians are bad at: careful, lengthy, in-depth analysis and critical thinking. But more than anything, they fear the most mundane of classes at a typical college: history. Libertarians hate going to college and learning about parts of American history, like the Great Depression, that prove them wrong. As libs are overwhelmingly white males, they also don't like anythign that teaches students about other cultures, or cultural histories. And that's why libbies are often on the forefront of these sorts of anti-intellectual movements. I guess I have one question for these guys: if college isn't necessary, why is it necessary to give these kids 100k ? Shouldn't succeed in the free market without a socialist subsidy?



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Re: unfortunately, I believe this to be true
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2011, 06:16:12 PM »
I do believe schools are the best way to pack as much data into kids before getting a real jobs. but i got serious doubts the cost is worth it anymore, it just thinking to blindly pay any price for school just don`t ring true anymore

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Re: unfortunately, I believe this to be true
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 10:20:05 AM »
If you assume that the sole goal of college is to make money, you are right in at least some cases. I have had lots of students in my classes who were uninterested in anything but passing courses and graduating so they could make lots of money. But they graduated not knowing diddly.

College was certainly useful to me. I was never unemployed, and although I never made a lott was steady and dependable, and I did not have to work with idiots.

In addition, I learned a lot about the world that has improved my life quite a bit.
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."