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I attended public high school, where everything was free, and a private college, where everyone paid to attend. What a difference. High school was populated by

I attended public high school, where everything was free, and a private college, where everyone paid to attend. What a difference. High school was populated by people "doing their time", who wanted to get by doing as little as possible, thought it was cool to be disruptive, cut classes, etc. They definitely dragged the whole thing down for the others. College was different. People paid to be there, the work was hard, people wanted to be there and would take the hard classes to get their money's worth. There weren't any disruptive students. What a difference.

SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
You're also describing the difference between children and adults. In fact, I think you'll find that the older the college students the less the disruption.
- skookumchuck 8y ago
  When I was a boy I'd not take care of my shoes, wearing them out very quickly. My father applied a simple solution. He said if I wanted new shoes, I had to earn the money to pay for them. My shoes started lasting several times longer. I was still a child. My dad didn't think of this himself. The Army had the same problem with combat boots, and solved it by having the GIs pay for their boots.
int_19h 8y ago
Money is not the only way to pay. In fact, it is often the easiest way to pay. I studied in a university in a country where you have a dual-track system - either you get in for free, but have to pass a far more rigorous exam (since you're competing against everybody else who is trying to get in for free), or you pay and get your spot. The people who paid their way in - or rather, whose parents paid their way in - tended to do that "doing their time" thing you described. The people who were studying for free were far more determined to make all the efforts that they had to put into passing the entry exam worthwhile.

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I attended public high school, where everything was free, and a private college, where everyone paid to attend. What a difference. High school was populated by

by skookumchuck 8y ago

SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
You're also describing the difference between children and adults. In fact, I think you'll find that the older the college students the less the disruption.
- skookumchuck 8y ago
  When I was a boy I'd not take care of my shoes, wearing them out very quickly. My father applied a simple solution. He said if I wanted new shoes, I had to earn the money to pay for them. My shoes started lasting several times longer. I was still a child. My dad didn't think of this himself. The Army had the same problem with combat boots, and solved it by having the GIs pay for their boots.
int_19h 8y ago
Money is not the only way to pay. In fact, it is often the easiest way to pay. I studied in a university in a country where you have a dual-track system - either you get in for free, but have to pass a far more rigorous exam (since you're competing against everybody else who is trying to get in for free), or you pay and get your spot. The people who paid their way in - or rather, whose parents paid their way in - tended to do that "doing their time" thing you described. The people who were studying for free were far more determined to make all the efforts that they had to put into passing the entry exam worthwhile.