The devaluation of post-secondary education

Papa_Complex · 02-02-2012, 03:05 PM

Yesterday, in Ontario, we had a students' 'day of action.' A couple of thousand students marched on Queen's Park, the seat of the Provincial government, to demand reductions in tuition fees. Apparently Ontario has the highest in the country. A few things about that.

- we also have some of the highest costs of living here, in Ontario
- students only pay roughly 30% of the actual cost of education here
- not everyone can afford a post-secondary education
- not everyone has the brain to make use of post-secondary education
- not everyone needs a MBA, to work at Best Buy or as a bank teller

The expectations, regarding post-secondary education, have become ridiculous. We actually need factory workers, garbage men, carpenters, mechanics, and plumbers. People seem to think that getting a college or university degree is a god-given right. It isn't.

02-02-2012, 03:05 PM	#1
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	The devaluation of post-secondary education Yesterday, in Ontario, we had a students' 'day of action.' A couple of thousand students marched on Queen's Park, the seat of the Provincial government, to demand reductions in tuition fees. Apparently Ontario has the highest in the country. A few things about that. - we also have some of the highest costs of living here, in Ontario - students only pay roughly 30% of the actual cost of education here - not everyone can afford a post-secondary education - not everyone has the brain to make use of post-secondary education - not everyone needs a MBA, to work at Best Buy or as a bank teller The expectations, regarding post-secondary education, have become ridiculous. We actually need factory workers, garbage men, carpenters, mechanics, and plumbers. People seem to think that getting a college or university degree is a god-given right. It isn't. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/ Last edited by Papa_Complex; 02-02-2012 at 03:59 PM..