[Rhodes22-list] Free Education

[Steve Alm]

Good point, Paul.  However, I doubt that anyone's getting smarter listening
to me.  (sigh)
Slim

On 1/24/03 10:48 AM, "Paul Grandholm" <paul@mi.chtechnology.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
>    I think what you are referring to here is free FORMAL education.  In
> my opinion, education is everywhere if you look for it.  That's why I
> like what we've got going here.  I may not agree with everything everyone
> says, but if I respect their opinion and listen to what they're saying, I
> can learn a little from each of them, and it's all FREE!  The other
> component that sets us apart from Cuba is our freedom.  We can say all
> these things without fear of government intervention.  If you're in
> conversation, an are willing to listen as well as speak, everyone comes
> away from the conversation a little richer and probably smarter.
> 
> Paul
>> 
>> As our illustrious former Gov. Jesse Ventura said after cutting millions
>> from the Univ. of MN spurring an immediate tuition hike, "If you're smart
>> enough to get into college, you should be able to figure out how to pay for
>> it."
>> 
>> Although it was yet another example of his shoot-from-the-hip comments, I
>> think there's a little wisdom there.  Maybe just a little.  But if a college
>> education was a free and easy thing, wouldn't that make any advanced degree
>> more common and less distinguishing?  Further, in order to make their
>> programs look like they're working, there would be a big push to get
>> everybody graduated--so they'd have to dumb down the programs to achieve
>> this.  Instead of "No child left behind" it would be "No dorm-squatting,
>> reefer-blowing coed left behind."  [grin]
>> 
>> Show me the money!  We have enough trouble funding K-12.  But I'm in favor
>> of finding ways to make college more available to more people.  Bush is now
>> at loggerheads within his own cabinet on Affirmative Action.
>> Quotas...whatever!  Let them in.  Let everybody in.  Even ere on the side of
>> letting anybody in.  But Don't lower the bar to get out!!!!  Not even the
>> first class.  Calculus 101 isn't supposed to be easy.
>> 
>> But for the good students, we need to find more creative ways of helping
>> them get through.  For you parents out there who are putting your kids
>> through college, OWCH!  I feel your pain.  Tuition is outrageous.  Bring
>> back the GI Bill.  What do you say we make a new tax (gasp!) on companies
>> that require a college degree for employment?  That money goes to the
>> colleges and universities (but not Bob Jones University) and offsets the
>> tuition. We could call it the dorm-squatting, reefer-blowing tax.
>> 
>> Last thought: Cuba has one of, if not the highest literacy rate in the
>> world.  And almost everybody goes to college.  Has that helped Cubans or
>> Cuba herself?  I'd like hearing from any of you who know more about higher
>> ed in Cuba.
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
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