2 ms·
Some of the 'let's saddle students with debt' vibe seems to have pollinated the Netherlands, though for reasons that I applaud but don't quite understand pretty
by contravariant 5y ago
Some of the 'let's saddle students with debt' vibe seems to have pollinated the Netherlands, though for reasons that I applaud but don't quite understand pretty much everyone now considers it a bad idea.
- mettamage 5y agoI have no data, I'm simply stating my beliefs to give you an understanding, since I feel I'm one of the people you happen to be surprised about. Free education levels the playing field. Moreover, I feel guilt. I have been a beneficiary of free education. Free transport, free college tuition, free books and some paid assistance with living somewhere else. Coming from a working class family it has given me an amazing boost in: * Career (master computer science) * Spiritual knowledge (one Buddhism course was enough) * Outlook on the world * Network University isn't perfect, but if I wasn't given this chance then I would not be able to replicate certain pivotal experiences simply by using the internet and my own wit. In that sense, I still believe it levels the playing field by quite a bit. School was always meant as the great equalizer and I think it still should be, as imperfect as it is.