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> The practice was probably used to improve the children’s chances of securing a university place. The fact the competition to get into a university is so hard
by qwerty456127 7y ago
> The practice was probably used to improve the children’s chances of securing a university place.
The fact the competition to get into a university is so hard you need to co-author a scientific paper for this is the problem. Education should be accessible for everybody.
- smabie 7y agoIt is. It’s called the library.
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- temp1999 7y agoEducation via libraries requires dedication and critical thinking; neither is necessary for modern universities.
- beatgammit 7y agoAnd many libraries (especially my local city library) have a notable lack of technical books, so you need quite a bit more than dedication and critical thinking if you're going to go that route.
- qwerty456127 7y agoA library won't issue you a diploma employers/states would recognize.
- barry-cotter 7y agoHe said education, not certification. Education happens in your head, not in a database where you have x qualification or not.
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- chmod775 7y agoIf you just want to learn about the theoretical side of things or if your discipline is purely theoretical (maths, etc.), then sure: You can learn from books and online materials, though chances are good it will go wrong in some way. For instance in a field like maths it can be important to have someone correct you if you got some fundamentals wrong and it is hard to learn how to formulate a proper proof without someone checking and correcting your first attempts. It can be done, it might just take you a lot longer. Other areas however require labs and expensive equipment for the practical applications. Some skills you can't learn from books alone. That would be (almost) like saying: You don't need an actual bicycle to learn riding one, just read a book!
- choonway 7y agoNot education, you mean accreditation.