Students compare themselves to starving Ethiopians
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRtEbVJZod8
Classic. More of an own goal that the greenie advert with people exploding.
This is our future, people. Students who think that being forced to repay a loan once they earn over £21,000 is somehow similar to the plight of starving Ethiopians.
Classic. More of an own goal that the greenie advert with people exploding.
This is our future, people. Students who think that being forced to repay a loan once they earn over £21,000 is somehow similar to the plight of starving Ethiopians.
I've been lurking around on CiF of late. This is precisely the sort of thing they'd be ecstatic about.
I keep going back to CiF - it's like some sick, twisted ritual I can't stop (much like coming here). But I can't get enough of reading opinions that I find completely and utterly devoid of common sense.
I think I'm in need of help.
(Can I blame Thatcher for my predicament?)
(Can I invoke Godwins Law without shame?)
To be honest, I think that modern students are right to complain about having to pay more for their 'degree'.
For the last 10 years so many children have been hoodwinked into thinking they were at a real university and achieving a real degree only to discover when they hit the work place that no employer considered what they had as a real degree.
What on earth was wrong with the old honest polytechnics etc?
What we are seeing is a backlash from those who realised they were just faffing about for a few years or those who genuinely thought their pointless qualification would get them a high paid job.
This is what happens when you manipulate and fool people. We now have an entire generation whose entire academic career is a farce for many.
Hopefully, the new structure will prevent future British children from wasting 3 years on something that on't enhance their life prospects significantly.
For the last 10 years so many children have been hoodwinked into thinking they were at a real university and achieving a real degree only to discover when they hit the work place that no employer considered what they had as a real degree.
What on earth was wrong with the old honest polytechnics etc?
What we are seeing is a backlash from those who realised they were just faffing about for a few years or those who genuinely thought their pointless qualification would get them a high paid job.
This is what happens when you manipulate and fool people. We now have an entire generation whose entire academic career is a farce for many.
Hopefully, the new structure will prevent future British children from wasting 3 years on something that on't enhance their life prospects significantly.
paddyhasneeds said:
DonkeyApple said:
To be honest, I think that modern students are right to complain about having to pay more for their 'degree'.
They have the right to complain. I'd imagine it's not quite as bad as starving to death though.Comment said:
sorry, but £7000 a year is not fair. Not a single soul from a less affluent backround can afford that. A cut brought in meaning only the rich attend university is wrong
I still don't understand this point of view You don't pay it back until you earn £21k plus, you're not expected to rock up on Day 1 with £7000 in a suitcase you fking gibbons!
Symbolica said:
Comment said:
sorry, but £7000 a year is not fair. Not a single soul from a less affluent backround can afford that. A cut brought in meaning only the rich attend university is wrong
I still don't understand this point of view You don't pay it back until you earn £21k plus, you're not expected to rock up on Day 1 with £7000 in a suitcase you fking gibbons!
swiveleyedgit said:
Balmoral Green said:
carreauchompeur said:
the torrent of abuse now displayed makes me proud to be British
Good isn't it? DonkeyApple said:
Symbolica said:
Comment said:
sorry, but £7000 a year is not fair. Not a single soul from a less affluent backround can afford that. A cut brought in meaning only the rich attend university is wrong
I still don't understand this point of view You don't pay it back until you earn £21k plus, you're not expected to rock up on Day 1 with £7000 in a suitcase you fking gibbons!
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