20th March 2009, 03:04 PM
The education system as I left it, at the level of debt accruded per year conservatively continuing form instigation comes to a vast cash sum of ?11.8 Billion, which lie paid for, being repaid, or in some cases as sold to some will never have to be repaid.
My interest rate at the moment is about ?600 a yr and my PAYE rate doesn't even match half of this.
I can't keep up the payments so its out of control.
I'll say it again imagine a debt of ?11.8 Billion accruing interest beyond control.
On the TV last night there were students pinning up numbers as high as ?40,000 debts as the price of their education.
This is insanity, and the university vice chancellors want to up the ante?
Its too late now, we must pay, but the real issue is what are we paying for?
Education, into employment?
Education to employability?
Education for Educations sake?
Or a further mental faculty development oportunity?
For now the champion will be the two former, but social mobility and social inclusion required the later, maybe misunderstood as the third.
However, if we are to be a society where we are not bound to breeding and elitist redoubts, then we really must challenge the boundaries of what is education, to each of us, individually and decide what on earth is it worth?
What price would you place on a future beyond your horizon?
What price would you pay for the freedom of your own thoughts?
What price would you place on your ability to articulate your soul?
What price would you place on a fullfilling career?
This is ultimately going to be the battleground of the future, where green technology futures will be meated out.
We may be cash cows, but we certainly aren't mindless foder, to feed the future.
I only wish I had met more people and experienced more of the diversity on offer in my early days.
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Mike
My interest rate at the moment is about ?600 a yr and my PAYE rate doesn't even match half of this.
I can't keep up the payments so its out of control.
I'll say it again imagine a debt of ?11.8 Billion accruing interest beyond control.
On the TV last night there were students pinning up numbers as high as ?40,000 debts as the price of their education.
This is insanity, and the university vice chancellors want to up the ante?
Its too late now, we must pay, but the real issue is what are we paying for?
Education, into employment?
Education to employability?
Education for Educations sake?
Or a further mental faculty development oportunity?
For now the champion will be the two former, but social mobility and social inclusion required the later, maybe misunderstood as the third.
However, if we are to be a society where we are not bound to breeding and elitist redoubts, then we really must challenge the boundaries of what is education, to each of us, individually and decide what on earth is it worth?
What price would you place on a future beyond your horizon?
What price would you pay for the freedom of your own thoughts?
What price would you place on your ability to articulate your soul?
What price would you place on a fullfilling career?
This is ultimately going to be the battleground of the future, where green technology futures will be meated out.
We may be cash cows, but we certainly aren't mindless foder, to feed the future.
I only wish I had met more people and experienced more of the diversity on offer in my early days.
txt is
Mike