tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6887938833600288994..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Student DebtOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-29894234503645005522022-05-15T16:41:18.435-04:002022-05-15T16:41:18.435-04:00They're basically interchangeable, jrk. Some s...They're basically interchangeable, jrk. Some say that father is for literal distance and further is for metaphorical distance.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-49657173540898277862022-05-15T15:46:37.817-04:002022-05-15T15:46:37.817-04:00@ Owen AS ENGLISH TEACHER
I see that I wrote &quo...@ Owen AS ENGLISH TEACHER<br /><br />I see that I wrote "further" rather than "farther" in my post above. It sounds more appropriate but why? <br /><br />jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-34357243630380191482022-05-14T15:03:30.725-04:002022-05-14T15:03:30.725-04:00Knowledge cures a lot of things, lungta. Unfortuna...Knowledge cures a lot of things, lungta. Unfortunately, it doesn't guarantee good character.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-50182795345887551752022-05-14T12:32:51.360-04:002022-05-14T12:32:51.360-04:00Yes Owen
Invest in education or be surrounded by ...Yes Owen <br />Invest in education or be surrounded by ignorance <br />Invest in healthcare or be surrounded by sickness <br />Invest in beating poverty and mental health or be surrounded by crime<br />A smart, healthy, secure population is so hard to manipulate tho<br />Oh I'm sorry<br />Think the proper phrase is Capitalize onlungtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526204597913219959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-43798412023524511562022-05-14T09:16:51.150-04:002022-05-14T09:16:51.150-04:00Point well taken, jrk. The surge in foreign studen...Point well taken, jrk. The surge in foreign students is driven by the funding cuts governments have imposed on these institutions.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-73909486705845385252022-05-14T08:53:13.627-04:002022-05-14T08:53:13.627-04:00In effect, public educational institutions are bei...<i>In effect, public educational institutions are being turned into for-profit businesses</i> <br /><br />I am now living in my Alma Mater's town. A few years ago I was in the Phys-Ed complex and was horrified (shocked and appalled?) to see the main reception desk had a huge sign over it reading Customer Service. I am still disgusted.<br /><br />I think that Australia may have gone even further. At the onset of Covid-19 Australia shut its borders to just about everyone. Since this seems to have been during the academic holidays, many foreign students were caught out-of-country. There were worries about the financial viability of major universities. <br /><br />In our case and in Australia's we can argue that this is simply a matter of government policies in large part. University administrators are driven to find alternative sources of funding when the various governments fail to maintain funding levelsjrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-47344329245305423432022-05-13T16:00:47.654-04:002022-05-13T16:00:47.654-04:00I agree, zoombats. In effect, public educational i...I agree, zoombats. In effect, public educational institutions are being turned into for-profit businesses.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-75293820932142319032022-05-13T15:58:31.912-04:002022-05-13T15:58:31.912-04:00Too excellent suggestions, lungta. Education is an...Too excellent suggestions, lungta. Education is an investment in the future that benefits society as a whole.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-34908842898213050332022-05-13T14:26:25.064-04:002022-05-13T14:26:25.064-04:00The other scam is saving seats in professional pro...<br />The other scam is saving seats in professional programs for international students because the super-high fees they're charged help fund the place. Naturally, this denies seats to domestic students, who then turn to international schools and pay their astronomical fees. A medical degree from a US, European or even a Caribbean school can easily cost $500,000, and saddles the new grad with a phenomenal debt.<br /> I couldn't agree with Cap more. My daughter(32) has an excellent grade point average and a degree in Dietetics/nutrition from Macgill. Works at Montreal General and in fluently bilingual. She wants to pursue a Masters in Food Science at UofT or UBC but cannot get accepted. It has been common knowledge that many Universities are reliant on Foreign students paying more than double the tuition. As Cap mentioned she is having to study at University of Illinois where they also rely on foreign fees.It bis truly messed up. zoombatsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-16631575711762971982022-05-13T14:00:03.791-04:002022-05-13T14:00:03.791-04:001. Education should be free
2. If you forgive thos...1. Education should be free<br />2. If you forgive those in "student debt" then be fair and repay with interest those that did repay "student debt" usually at a severe sacrifice ( i.e. succumbing to bankruptcy from a different debt instead)lungtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526204597913219959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-22869616649445909312022-05-13T10:25:50.764-04:002022-05-13T10:25:50.764-04:00Exactly. Cap. One other wrinkle. We live in a rura...Exactly. Cap. One other wrinkle. We live in a rural area that used to subsist on farming. It's now become what a neighbour of mine calls "a rich man's paradise." I'm told that newly graduated doctors -- with their debt load -- can't afford to live here.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-72086306876614437792022-05-13T10:11:46.223-04:002022-05-13T10:11:46.223-04:00The feds may have stopped collecting interest paym...The feds may have stopped collecting interest payments on student debt during the pandemic, but the interest remains payable at some point. That benefits the average bachelor's grad somewhat, but most physicians, dentists, chiropractors, vets, lawyers and accountants have to take out bank loans to cover their extra-high tuition fees. The domestic tuition for a professional degree can easily exceed $100,000 and interest on those loans was collected regardless.<br /><br />But there are two scams that can drive tuition into the stratosphere. The first is inflated entry requirements for professional programs; the second is places held for international students. When you went to university, Owen, most students entered medical, dental or law school after two years of undergrad. Now, those schools require a bachelor degree at least, with many students completing masters or PhDs before being admitted. This both increases tuition costs and reduces the number of years a professional will work at the presumably higher earnings. European and Asian students enter professional programs directly from secondary school and you won't convince me that they're less educated or capable. We simply waste students' time and money.<br /><br />The other scam is saving seats in professional programs for international students because the super-high fees they're charged help fund the place. Naturally, this denies seats to domestic students, who then turn to international schools and pay their astronomical fees. A medical degree from a US, European or even a Caribbean school can easily cost $500,000, and saddles the new grad with a phenomenal debt.<br /><br />Our higher education system is broken and needs a complete rethink. It's current purpose is to force debt-peonage onto people, which in turn lowers their ability and willingness to take potentially fulfilling jobs that don't pay as well. We won't solve the shortage of family physicians without addressing the obscene cost of higher education. <br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com