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To: Candybar

If college tuition was made free students would treat it is they do high school. When you have to pay to take a class over because you failed it, you either decide college is not for you (which is true for many people) or you take it seriously the next time.


29 posted on 11/10/2008 1:17:49 PM PST by brytlea (You can fool enough of the people enough of the time.)
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To: brytlea

Too true about how kids would treat college if they did not have to pay for it! As a high school English teacher, I can tell you that students definitely change their tune when it is their money (and not tax payers money) at stake.

I also was wondering whether I should instill Obama’s philosophy in my classroom. Those students receiving a 95% or higher on tests obviously worked harder, took advantage of what was available to them, and succeeded. Those who received a lower score obviously need help despite the fact that they probably never opened a book. Yet, according to Obama’s plan (socialism), I should take the points away from the A students and give them to those on the bottom in order to make it equal.

If McCain or anyone else in the campaign had tried to reach college students and given them a lesson on conservatism ON THEIR LEVEL, perhaps they would have gotten the message (or at least some of them)

My husband also gave this point: Kids aren’t allowed to drink until they are 21...why? Because statistically, they don’t have the judgement to not drink, drive and kill themselves. Yet, we allow them to vote in an election despite the fact that they pay no taxes, live with mommy and daddy, and get drunk on weekends anyway.


60 posted on 11/10/2008 6:58:00 PM PST by t2buckeye
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