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11 Responses to “A Bleak future for University Students?”

1. aj says:

   August 19, 2010 at 9:29 am

   Universities better beware they are pricing themselves out of the market. People are finding alternatives means of getting ahead other than going to expensive schools that does not gaurantee them the success that has been promised over the years. Young people have had to find alternative avenues of success over the years proving that a university degree is not necessary to make lots of money, as a matter of fact it only produces knowledgeable slaves for the market. Ask those who have jobs, the salaries are below par and their time is not their own. Compare that to the self employed with minimal education, their time is their own all the monies from their efforts come into their hands and they do just as good or better than the uniformed workers/slaves. Yes it might be bleak for university students in pursuit of that precious piece of paper but for the innovators and the truly gifted they have a bright future and if by chance they need information they can get that readily from the internet.
2. Mim Allen says:

   August 19, 2010 at 11:19 am

   As they guarantee th eright to education for all children, The UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child stipulates that governments must make higher education accessible to everyone who qualifies and desires to have it. If for only that reason, I fail to see how any government(signatory to this convention)can simply say we are making early childhood education more accessible at the expense of higher education
3. teriann says:

   August 19, 2010 at 10:42 pm

   Well said AJ! I don’t think you can only achieve success by spending huge bucks for a degree. People will be forced to become more resourceful in their search to survive in these economically rough times.
4. teriann says:

   August 19, 2010 at 10:45 pm

   I think Mim that there has been too little emphasis on early childhood education and so by the time the child reaches high school the damage is already done. So I guess they are trying to ‘heal’ the nation’s education problems by going to the source. It is a pity that this can’t be done without sacrificing the needs of the university students.
5. Ras Howard Henry says:

   August 20, 2010 at 11:32 am

   Well these are the things that make me so about to flip certain denominators,any government of any country that dnt set things for the priority of education to be reachable for students is not worthy of governing a country, since the students are the back bone for the future strength for a country proceeds for their education should be in a over drive mode.

   My fellow Jamaicans these politrickcians as got to go,the only thing they will listen to is protests,let them wake up in the mornings and see large gatherings at the doorsteps of their offices,it’s time to get serious with these politrickcians they are doing nothing but mashing up the future of our country.

   Ras Howard Henry
   aka ragga
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   August 20, 2010 at 3:42 pm

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7. Gwendolyn Clemmo says:

   August 24, 2010 at 6:03 pm

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8. Jo Bent says:

   August 29, 2010 at 1:47 am

   Its very important for us to educate the young with minds like sponge they absorb whats taught to them. its about time.

   Recently a UWI member stated they are thinking about doing some sort of credit check b4 admitting students to the institution to verify their capabilities of paying the tution amount they are expected to pay. There goes the door closing on the poor mans kid.

   Jamaica now has a few US universities in Jamaica with great degree programs, no 9-10 whatever levels is needed to get in, UWI will
   lose students to them.

   looking for the mis-education of our children to be repaired, not a bad idea,
9. skills says:

   August 30, 2010 at 8:23 am

   The government is right on this one the money can be better spent at the early childhood stage. Tertiary students need to understand that the day of the gentleman scholar is over they are adults and need to go out and learn to hustle for their education as students have to do even in countries much better off than Jamaica. The taxpayer owes them nothing beyond a decent high school education.
10. Jo Bent says:

    August 31, 2010 at 12:01 am

    I’d rather see funds frozen from corrupt Dons and politicians use towards education, our Govt. have gotten money throughout the years
    that can subsidize education without using taxpayers money. Most places in Jamaica is not hiring a non degreed person with decent wages. Good jobs for the youths to work and pay their ways is unreachable for most, yes some can do so because they have help from mommy & Daddy but what about the less fortunate? they have to be degreed these days and thats what they are trying to achieve, not to say early childhood edeucation should not be in the forefront , but all our youths need
    help.
11. paulette says:

    September 11, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    Early childhood education is the foundation to university,so why not focus on the foundation