Should post-secondary education be tuition free?
I believe that education is a right and not a privilege. Back in the 80’s, I was able to read for a degree without building up anything more than a modest overdraft (Which was down to me swigging too many beers in the Junior Common Room!) Now students graduate with huge debts that will hang around to haunt them for years. And running College and Universities as money making businesses – and they are, I can tell you, is bad for education. Priority is given to popular, income generating courses, not necessarily those that students or the country actually need. There has been a great dumbing down and pricing up!
