-=> 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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