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students loans are completely evil

taking away educational opportunities from most people, and saddling others with a life long debt

an inherently biased and unfair system that affords privilege to those who already are privileged

it makes me so simultaneously outraged and deeply sad

how many people out there have such bright minds, or have passion and dedication, or who simply just want to learn, but can’t because of money? or who never even consider higher education because they feel they aren’t qualified or somehow aren’t fit for it, again, because of money?

@trwnh whatever your circumstances, i believe in you wholeheartedly!

@thegudtam the loans themselves are only part of the problem. The bigger one is the ballooning cost of higher education and the cultural shift of everyone needing a degree for work. While I personally value college, I disagree with how they teach material as a platform for vocational training. A university should focus on teaching people how they learn, research, think critically, and expose students to depth and breadth of a variety of subjects that they might not otherwise.

@thegudtam when everyone, even if it doesn't fit, feels compelled to get a degree ... The university is over burdened to increase faculty and staff and thus cost. Grants have more competition. Kids, myself included, aimlessly float through taking the opportunity for granted. Maybe not all, but I didn't have the focus I did when I got my MS.

Mike Rowe has a good TED talk on how we are waging war on work. He is also a huge proponent for trades which I agree are important.

@thegudtam After 10 years of paying mine off and having gained nothing from it, I would say that university to degree is a bit of a sham in general. I gained way more from joining the workforce and paving my way from there.

@trevdev different things work for different people! the choice and opportunity should be there for everyone, though, without such drastic consequences and burdens.

@thegudtam No disagreements from me, there. Maybe if everyone paid for school (I.E. via subsidy/socialism) schools would be held more accountable for the quality of education as well.