[Rhodes22-list] Free Education

[Wally Buck]

Well said Paul.

Wally

>From: Paul Grandholm <paul@mi.chtechnology.com>
>Reply-To: paul@mi.chtechnology.com,The Rhodes 22 mail list 
><rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: re: [Rhodes22-list] Free Education
>Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:48:07 -0500
>
>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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>
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>Paul Grandholm
>C&H Technology
>GrandPower Components Div.
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