Do you support the universal cancellation of student debt?
Also, do you think the (mostly) younger generation deserves a break?
If possible, would you elaborate on your answer?
If possible, would you elaborate on your answer?
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Graylight · 51-55, F
Are we doing someone's homework? 😉
Yes, a large portion, if not all of it, should be cancelled. For-profit colleges now account for 11.8 percent of all undergraduates. Those are the universities who'll happily take your cash in return for "real life" credit toward a degree that could be earned for $500 at a trade school.
The cost of tuition, too, has skyrocketed in proportion of the cost of living, so it costs more than ever to attend college and it was too expensive 30 years ago. In the 60s/70s, a kid could work a summer job and pay for a semester of tuition.
And then there's the discussion of investment. Skilled labor is great, but here in Florida we've got reporters who don't grasp simple English, teachers with atrocious grammar and a generation of, well, idiots who have command - on average - of 2,000 fewer vocabulary words than their old companions but brand new 2K rims. Maybe if we honored education and progress a little more and made it accessible with the expectation it will be funneled back into society, we'd have a generation of engineers and architects instead of game-coding wannabes.
Maybe a program not unlike a domestic peace corps would bridge the gap. Got $120K for tuition? Great, but if not pledge two years to working at least part time as part of an infrastructure or healthcare programs.
This is not hard. Dozens and dozens of countries seem to be able to manage it. Obstinance is really the only thing standing in our way.
Yes, a large portion, if not all of it, should be cancelled. For-profit colleges now account for 11.8 percent of all undergraduates. Those are the universities who'll happily take your cash in return for "real life" credit toward a degree that could be earned for $500 at a trade school.
The cost of tuition, too, has skyrocketed in proportion of the cost of living, so it costs more than ever to attend college and it was too expensive 30 years ago. In the 60s/70s, a kid could work a summer job and pay for a semester of tuition.
And then there's the discussion of investment. Skilled labor is great, but here in Florida we've got reporters who don't grasp simple English, teachers with atrocious grammar and a generation of, well, idiots who have command - on average - of 2,000 fewer vocabulary words than their old companions but brand new 2K rims. Maybe if we honored education and progress a little more and made it accessible with the expectation it will be funneled back into society, we'd have a generation of engineers and architects instead of game-coding wannabes.
Maybe a program not unlike a domestic peace corps would bridge the gap. Got $120K for tuition? Great, but if not pledge two years to working at least part time as part of an infrastructure or healthcare programs.
This is not hard. Dozens and dozens of countries seem to be able to manage it. Obstinance is really the only thing standing in our way.
