love_rat Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 After all, provided you stick with the degree you pass. So why not simply buy a degree, as it would save time and cut out the middle man. A nominal fee of £70,000 and you buy your degree, this would increase equality and allow kids from poorer backgrounds to access a degree. The old system of grammer education was eliteist and created a system where people failed - this old system failed the poor This would bridge the devide between rich and poor. Is this a good idea, it would save 3 years, would save time, everyone would get a degree and everyone would be a winner. A cost of £70,000 would create some very rick people (the ones who provide the degree) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Ralge Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 They do say that doing a degree helps you think, analyse critically and logically and even be creative. Buying a degree would short-circuit this learning process and result in poorly constructed trollist half-thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 You already can buy a degree in exactly this fashion, from various overseas universities. This is why most companies, when you tell them you have a degree, will ask from which university it was obtained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 A nominal fee of £70,000 and you buy your degree, this would increase equality and allow kids from poorer backgrounds to access a degree. No it wouldn't. Can I recommend a critical thinking skills course to go with that English language GCSE you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womerry2 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Love-rat is being elitist. If we follow his logic, People should also just be able to buy themselves GasSafe or electrician's qualifications to save learning about how to work safely. And think of the money the NHS waste on training medical staff - why not just raffle off a bunch of qualifications every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 After all, provided you stick with the degree you pass. So why not simply buy a degree, as it would save time and cut out the middle man. A nominal fee of £70,000 and you buy your degree, this would increase equality and allow kids from poorer backgrounds to access a degree. The old system of grammer education was eliteist and created a system where people failed - this old system failed the poor This would bridge the devide between rich and poor. Is this a good idea, it would save 3 years, would save time, everyone would get a degree and everyone would be a winner. A cost of £70,000 would create some very rick people (the ones who provide the degree) How does charging 70k enable poorer kids to access it? Are you suggesting that everyone passes their degree now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love_rat Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 How does charging 70k enable poorer kids to access it? Are you suggesting that everyone passes their degree now? Well if you think the average wage is around £25,000 per annum, its only 3 years to save for a degree. NOt everyone has the time to study or learn and not everyone is able to afford a home near where the best schools are. The poorer kids go to the worst schools. If people did pay £70,000, then everyone would be equal and it has to be better than the old 'grammer system' that favoured the brightest. 70k is a nominal charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Well if you think the average wage is around £25,000 per annum, its only 3 years to save for a degree. NOt everyone has the time to study or learn and not everyone is able to afford a home near where the best schools are. The poorer kids go to the worst schools. If people did pay £70,000, then everyone would be equal and it has to be better than the old 'grammer system' that favoured the brightest. 70k is a nominal charge. If people are on over £25k then how are they considered poor? I don't understand what you're advocating...are you saying that by handing over 75k you'll get a degree without any of the studying/exams involved..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love_rat Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 If people are on over £25k then how are they considered poor? I don't understand what you're advocating...are you saying that by handing over 75k you'll get a degree without any of the studying/exams involved..? Yes, that is what I am saying. Why not buy the qualification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Yes, that is what I am saying. Why not buy the qualification? Errr..because you won't really be qualified to the job? How would we get doctors/engineers/scientists etc if they never had the training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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