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Previously on "Syrian toddler Aylan's father drove capsized boat, other passengers say"
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Originally posted by zeitghostDid they put the pictures on FB?
IIRC there's a pic of some of my* creations on some sites somewhere or other.
*"my" being the electronics behind the artistic bit that made it do interesting lighting up kind of stuff. Some of it looked very good.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostMore important than learning to read and write?
For someone who did not go to University I am appalled at the advantages that are continually bestowed upon people just because they are intelligent. What about us thickos? We get sent to sh*t schools, taught by sh*t teachers and sent to work to pay taxes just to keep the "entitled" so called "intelligensia".
I am going to set up the political party for "Thickos" what shall we call it?
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Originally posted by vetran View Postpity for you many European countries tend to value trade qualifications as much as University ones.
Obviously we are snooty in the UK.
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostAttending university is higher education in my book..
Why should you and your posh mates get to go to uni for free, but tradies and community colleges have to pay?
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostAttending university is higher education in my book..
For someone who did not go to University I am appalled at the advantages that are continually bestowed upon people just because they are intelligent. What about us thickos? We get sent to sh*t schools, taught by sh*t teachers and sent to work to pay taxes just to keep the "entitled" so called "intelligensia".
I am going to set up the political party for "Thickos" what shall we call it?
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Originally posted by meridian View PostYou're all over the place here. Choice up to the individual, but admission levels half of what they are now? Do you think that half the people in uni now don't want to be there? You can't have it both ways.
You still haven't explained why you think only uni should be free and not any other higher education. Sounds very elitist.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostYou can't go to university in a refugee camp especially when you don't know whether you will be there months or years.Originally posted by SueEllen View PostThey are leaving because they see they have no future as they think they will be in a camp for decades.
You're always very good at definitively stating what other people think or feel without having any way to actually know these details. Of course, you also always seem to directly know the affected people and have first or second-hand experience of any issues.Last edited by Ticktock; 15 September 2015, 09:49.
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostI'm thinking obtuse. Education is a birth right, not something to be profited from. We're a sad species indeed if we deliberately withhold others from reaching their potential.
The choice should be up to the individual. I'm not angling for full on Montessori. However I'm fairly certain higher education would be fee free were admission levels half of what they are now.
You still haven't explained why you think only uni should be free and not any other higher education. Sounds very elitist.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostRead my first sentence or is that too hard for you to comprehend?
They are leaving because they see they have no future as they think they will be in a camp for decades.
(Sorry watching a BBC3 thing on girls and coding)
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostTypical extrapolation of an unrealistic outcome from a single event. It was (possibly) true for one refugee family therefore it must be true for all refugee families.
It's a classic tactic of political parties and rulers who want to maintain their grip, take a single instance and use it to demonise anyone else vaguely connected to it. It's been used against minorities of all colours and faiths for centuries.
none degree students have paid for the last 30+ years. The bleating of degree level students about fees is quite amusing.
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Originally posted by meridian View PostJust uni? Sounds elitist. What about trades? Or community colleges? Diplomas? What if I don't want to go to uni and just want to do a few specialised courses in the development language of my choice? Or an NCP in childcare?
In other words, why are you drawing a line at uni? And why is that line better than "free up to secondary school"?
The choice should be up to the individual. I'm not angling for full on Montessori. However I'm fairly certain higher education would be fee free were admission levels half of what they are now.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostThe family had been living in a Turkish refugee camp for three years so they were not under threat of death. Nothing is ever as seen. It does not make the death of the child any less tragic. It does however raise questions about how deal with the refugee problem.
Syrian toddler Aylan's father drove capsized boat, other passengers say | Reuters
It's a classic tactic of political parties and rulers who want to maintain their grip, take a single instance and use it to demonise anyone else vaguely connected to it. It's been used against minorities of all colours and faiths for centuries.
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