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14th December 2010, 22:33
Hondo

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

I don't see this in my friends from university and I at all. The notion that all students are hopeless idealists simply isn't true. I'm sure the protests we've seen have much genuine anger and discontentment at Government policies behind them. To tar all students with the same brush as you did in your previous comments is unfair and inaccurate.

I have no doubt that the different societies in which we were raised plays a major role in our outlooks.

My point, and I stand by it, is that students, full of youth and zeal but devoid of experience, are easier to provoke to protest and riot. Student protests are nothing new and exist throughout history for as long as there have been students. Protest is always easier when somebody else is paying for your food, clothing, and housing. I am unaware of any student who, in the course of their protest, felt they could enhance their cause by damaging their parents home or car.
14th December 2010, 22:47
BDunnell

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Originally Posted by Hondo

I have no doubt that the different societies in which we were raised plays a major role in our outlooks.

I'm sure that's very true.

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Originally Posted by Hondo

My point, and I stand by it, is that students, full of youth and zeal but devoid of experience, are easier to provoke to protest and riot. Student protests are nothing new and exist throughout history for as long as there have been students. Protest is always easier when somebody else is paying for your food, clothing, and housing. I am unaware of any student who, in the course of their protest, felt they could enhance their cause by damaging their parents home or car.

Many students do pay for their own food, clothing and housing. I was fortunate in that my parents were able to contribute towards my housing while I was at university; however, I bought all my own food and clothes during that time, and I'm struggling to think of anyone who was any different in the latter regard. And quite a lot of students do take holiday, evening or weekend jobs to help them pay their way.
14th December 2010, 22:48
driveace

Spelling ioan

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Originally Posted by ioan

Why stop there?!
The only answer to this question is because you stopped there. Am I right?
If everyone though like you than the world would be populated only by people with medium and low qualification that can hardly do more than sustain the present level of development. Also what would be the level of development without the researchers who helped the society evolve so far?

Well ,well ,well ioan..
On the second line of your statement ,is it THOUGH ,OR thought?
When you are on educational threads ,please get your spelling correct,even if it is not your 1st language!!!!!!!
Too ready to correct others!!
14th December 2010, 22:49
driveace

Spelling ioan

Quote:

Originally Posted by ioan

Why stop there?!
The only answer to this question is because you stopped there. Am I right?
If everyone though like you than the world would be populated only by people with medium and low qualification that can hardly do more than sustain the present level of development. Also what would be the level of development without the researchers who helped the society evolve so far?

Well ,well ,well ioan..
On the second line of your statement ,is it THOUGH ,OR thought?
When you are on educational threads ,please get your spelling correct,even if it is not your 1st language!!!!!!!
Too ready to correct others!!
Is that noted BDunnell
14th December 2010, 22:51
BDunnell

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Originally Posted by driveace

Well ,well ,well ioan..
On the second line of your statement ,is it THOUGH ,OR thought?
When you are on educational threads ,please get your spelling correct,even if it is not your 1st language!!!!!!!
Too ready to correct others!!
Is that noted BDunnell

I made my point earlier about ioan's standard of English. Nice of you to think of me, though.
14th December 2010, 23:06
Drew

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Originally Posted by driveace

Well ,well ,well ioan..
On the second line of your statement ,is it THOUGH ,OR thought?
When you are on educational threads ,please get your spelling correct,even if it is not your 1st language!!!!!!!
Too ready to correct others!!
Is that noted BDunnell

Irony at its finest.
14th December 2010, 23:12
Rollo

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Originally Posted by Hondo

Protest is always easier when somebody else is paying for your food, clothing, and housing. I am unaware of any student who, in the course of their protest, felt they could enhance their cause by damaging their parents home or car.

Where were the targets of student riots?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11726822
Demonstrators stormed a building in Westminster housing the Conservative Party headquarters, smashed windows and got on to the roof.
- BBC News, 10 Nov 2010

Who was paying for politicians food, clothing, and second :rolleyes: housing? It wouldn't happen to be the taxpayer would it? Or are you somehow suggesting that Government is no longer accountable to the will of the people? Especially since it has expressly broken promises its made.

The NUS is threatening to try to unseat Liberal Democrat MPs who go back on pre-election pledges they made to oppose any rise in tuition fees.
- BBC News, 10 Nov 2010

So it's perfectly acceptable for governments to bail out banks and pay for the messes caused by the private and public sector, but to keep an election pledge isn't?
Your very country was started over a taxation dispute and because voices weren't being heard by government. How different is this in principle?
14th December 2010, 23:13
schmenke

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

...Many students do pay for their own food, clothing and housing. I was fortunate in that my parents were able to contribute towards my housing while I was at university; however, I bought all my own food and clothes during that time, and I'm struggling to think of anyone who was any different in the latter regard. And quite a lot of students do take holiday, evening or weekend jobs to help them pay their way.

I lived at home during my years at university which obvioulsy was a huge savings on the expense, but I did work weekends and during the summers, at times 7 days/week, washing dishes and mopping floors to pay my tuition, books and other associated fees.
15th December 2010, 00:51
ShiftingGears

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Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight

Shame they didn't spell check them all though

But that's okay, because critisising them on spelling would be clutching at straws, as some would argue...
15th December 2010, 10:51
Retro Formula 1

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Originally Posted by Bolton Midnight

Not to worry, at least it gave you the opportunity to mention your degree again.

Sorry state if you view accountancy from a decent red brick uni as on a par with Peace Studies from the local Poly, and could you do the job you do now with Peace Studies?

But if the degree and/or student are that useless then they won't have to pay a penny back, so those that are just going for a doss will plump for such courses.

But if it dispenses with these pointless degrees then all the better, just makes the Coalition's ideas even better.

I agree that there are some courses that are best described as "drinking" degrees but I would hope that most people go to University to advance themselves.

Saying that, I completely disagree with you that a degree from what was the old Polytechnic system are in any way less valid than one from the the tradditional Uni's.

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