Subj : Re: Free College Tuition
To   : Steve Wolf
From : Bill McGarrity
Date : Sun Feb 14 2016 09:51:00

-=> Steve Wolf wrote to Lee Lofaso <=-

 LL>  >> "Free college for everyone is a bad idea. But it is not
 LL>  >> exactly the type of thing that would make him similar to
 LL>  >> Stalin and Castro."

 SW> Yes Free College is a bad idea. Who get's employer preference? Free
 SW> college students or paid? We need to lower student debt not give out
 SW> more handouts. Let's just let the students stay home and just send them
 SW> the degree they want. I have a hard time understanding what motivates
 SW> young people these days. I never got a damn thing when I was young. I
 SW> had to earn everything! That's my 2 cents anyway. ;-)

Free tuition is not a new thing.  From 1971 to 1974 I recieved free tuition
from CCNY and it certainly wasn't a community college.  Regarding your employer
prefernce, why not let merit determine that factor.  Whether free or paid, the
level of education is still required to attend and succeed.  So, to me at
least, if a student receives free education and graduates with a 4.0 where a
student who pays, taking the same courses, gets a 2.4, which one would you
choose? 

I understand the motivation issue as well.  Success is not guaranteed and that
should be stressed, but the path to success should be and let the student prove
him/herself.

 
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Bill

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