Is being educated not cool?

September_has_Ended:

Are you kidding me? Without an education you are NOTHING. You need to know math so you aren't walking around saying "How many of these can I buy with my dollars?"

Everything you learn in school, you will need. I don't care if you take remedial ass picking. At least you'll learn how to be descreet when you have a wedgie.

Bloodraine:

Cupid Stunt:

Bloodraine:

Cupid Stunt:

and Languages! No offense, but in most countries around the world, they speak English! A friend of mine speant ages becoming fluent in Spanish, only to go to Spain and find they all spoke English!

It's just common courtesy, really.

6% of the world speaks english, it's not fair on the other 94% now, is it?. Maybe it's just because i'm a person who has a mind built for language and not mathematics, but I don't see why we can't go to the effort to learn another man's tongue. Why should they learn ours?

Only 6%? Right, I've been told my facts wrong. I was told it was something 90% of the world who spoke English.
Besides, I don't really have any plans to go to any countires where they won't speak English (I'm going to the US of A when I have money), so there's not much point if I'm not gonig to use it.
And you only really need to know how to say hello, goodbye, thanks, sorry, where's the toliet? and fuck off.

But thats just my opinion.

90%?

Well seeing as only one of the countries on the top 10 world population chart actually speaks English, that is a big big over estimate.

I'm pretty big on travel (I am to visit every country before I die) so that's why I have a better appreciation of language. I've always had a big fascination with South America there is a Spanish connection there (although there is a lot of portuguese too), so i'm going to use my Spanish GCSE in the future, hopefully.

Cupid Stunt:

Coff:

Cupid Stunt:

Hmm, I'm known for saying fuck school but that's because I don't like the people there cuz they're pricks and because I find it rather boring. I don't mind learning about things I'm interested in and will find useful later in life but useless things like History and Geography should be scrapped.
I mean who gives a flying fuck about some guy that died a few hundred years ago? And why bother learning about the population in other countries? That and why learn to read a map when you can ask for directions?
and Languages! No offense, but in most countries around the world, they speak English! A friend of mine speant ages becoming fluent in Spanish, only to go to Spain and find they all spoke English!

History and geography gives us an understanding of how the world works, the problems with our world, and past problems. They are important.

And languages, well, I don't even know what to say to that. Its just courtesy to learn their language. A lot of other languages are a lot more beautiful than English.

What if you and someone else really wanted a job, or, lets say a promotion.

The boss had to decided between you, and this other person. So, to get an idea of how you interacted with people, they brought in people, and gave you a situation you had to deal with. Lets say that these people were from another country, and you and them could not understand each other, but the other person going for the job could.

Who would be more likely to get the job?

The other person, of course. Knowing another language is an important skill in the workforce.

I see your point but I'm not going to be stuck in that sort of job. I'm gonna be a proffesional muscian and if I can;t do that, I'll be a guitar technician.

And things like deciding who should have been king in 1066 really isn't relavent cuz they're all dead now anyway.Maybe if it was a history of politics or medicine I would be more interested.
And Geography is only good is you want to travel, which isn't really my thing.

Magne:

the goverment now are thinking about has from next year giving kids the choice of choosing between English, maths and a science, because they reckon that the kids who are cutting themslevs are doing it because school is to hard. I think its stupid my exams were harder than many are know and that has been prooven. And my mates didnt cut themselves.

Clockwork Orange:

The thing that get me..

The government say they want more people to go to uni

So what do they do?

RAISE THE FUCKING FEES.

Coff:

Clockwork Orange:

The thing that get me..

The government say they want more people to go to uni

So what do they do?

RAISE THE FUCKING FEES.

Do they have fee help or anything?

Like, in Australia, we have fee help, I cant remember what it is called, but basically the government pays for your schooling at Uni, or TAFE (But not private colleges) and you pay them back when you earn over a certain amount of money. So, if you never earn over that amount of money, you never have to pay them back. Its like $30,000 or something.

Clockwork Orange:

The thing that get me..

The government say they want more people to go to uni

So what do they do?

RAISE THE FUCKING FEES.

Basket*Case:

Clockwork Orange:

The thing that get me..

The government say they want more people to go to uni

So what do they do?

RAISE THE FUCKING FEES.

Bitches!

Cemetry:

...but in Germany there's a lack of smart people you can actually talk with...

A Clockwork Orange:

Coff:

Clockwork Orange:

The thing that get me..

The government say they want more people to go to uni

So what do they do?

RAISE THE FUCKING FEES.

Do they have fee help or anything?

Like, in Australia, we have fee help, I cant remember what it is called, but basically the government pays for your schooling at Uni, or TAFE (But not private colleges) and you pay them back when you earn over a certain amount of money. So, if you never earn over that amount of money, you never have to pay them back. Its like $30,000 or something.

That's the other thing...they got rid of grants. I think you have to have an extreme case to get one now.
You get a student loan, but that's for stuff like food, etc. Living expenses whilst actually at university. We have to pay for tuition fees. for accomadation. I agree with paying for our own accomadation, but for TUITION FEES? It's totally ridiculous.

Coff:

A Clockwork Orange:

Coff:

Clockwork Orange:

The thing that get me..

The government say they want more people to go to uni

So what do they do?

RAISE THE FUCKING FEES.

Do they have fee help or anything?

Like, in Australia, we have fee help, I cant remember what it is called, but basically the government pays for your schooling at Uni, or TAFE (But not private colleges) and you pay them back when you earn over a certain amount of money. So, if you never earn over that amount of money, you never have to pay them back. Its like $30,000 or something.

That's the other thing...they got rid of grants. I think you have to have an extreme case to get one now.
You get a student loan, but that's for stuff like food, etc. Living expenses whilst actually at university. We have to pay for tuition fees. for accomadation. I agree with paying for our own accomadation, but for TUITION FEES? It's totally ridiculous.

Really? Thats quite stupid. I mean, what if you are really smart, but come from a really poor background?

Or, even if you have saved up enough money to go, that could get stolen, etc.

Yeah, even at the private collages in Australia, the Commonwealth bank, for some of them, gives the students fee help.

A Clockwork Orange:

I don't think you should have to pay for education at all..

I think at uni, you should pay for accomdation fees, and your food and extra living expenses. But you should NOT have to pay for the tuition. Which we do.

Magne:

A Clockwork Orange:

I don't think you should have to pay for education at all..

I think at uni, you should pay for accomdation fees, and your food and extra living expenses. But you should NOT have to pay for the tuition. Which we do.

but if your perants can afford it why shouldnt they pay, it would less of a strain on the state.