I have a German friend who says that education in Germany is worthless because it is free and thus nobody values it.
Hold on to your German Wallets in Deutschland, taxes are about to go way up. And you thought they were bad before!
It’s because there are no jobs for youth that they have to do this. Youth will occupy their time one way or another and Germany would rather have them off the streets.
Non nuclear daycare.
Do the German schools still decide whether students will be on the academic track around sixth grade? If so, they are already discouraging students who don't have academic backgrounds from advanced studies.
And the professors, janitors and administrators are donating their time as well?
I have a problem with taxing plumbers and house painters to pay the privileged few college tuition. Education in Germany has 2 classes. College route and trades route in which your route is defined around age 13. Very different from the united states.
“Tuition Fees Are Socially Unjust”.
Expect THAT bumper sticker to be smacking you in the head everyplace in 2016.
German Universities never really charged tuition lol They were fees... about 700 euros. As it is very difficult to get into many University programs right after graduating high school, many students have to wait if they want to study. This could be as much as 7 years. They also can only attend University if they have been on an academic track, meaning they completed their Abitur at a Gymnasium.
Popular majors, ie professional tracks require basically the equivalent of a 3.7 to 4.0 gpa, to begin studies directly after the Abitur. Many graduates typically do a gap year, or even an apprenticeship in a related field to what they would like to study, if they have a longer waiting time. But this is not educaiton for all.. by age 12 you are either on an academic track or you’re not.