I don't think the english model is "smart kids go free to the schools they qualify for" any more. I was talking to a Brit a while back who told me it hadn't been that way in a while and he had actually dropped out due to high fees.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Beth Fleischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> G: "EDUCATION! EDUCATION! EDUCATION!" >> >> The opportunities and successes I have today are due largely to my access >> to >> quality education throughout my life. If I'm going to pay taxes for the >> common good, I frankly don't see anything that can have the positive >> affect >> and the return on investment as a quality education system. > > I'd like to see our university system be completely different - i think the > aussie and english models of "all the smart kids go for free to the schools > they qualify for" works VERY WELL. I dont' think a quality education should > depend on how much money the parents of the kid make - the kids who are > smartest will serve us best by having the best possible education regardless > of income. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:268839 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
