love_rat Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 In a way, simply buying the degree would be no worse than the up and coming fees of £9000 a year. If you think about it, realistically it will only be the richer kids with rich parents that will be able to afford to complete the degree. If the parents can simply hand over £50,000 pay the fees, accomodation, food etc..... then the only thing that the student needs to worry about is the actual studying itself. The only other concern would be where the best partys are, where the nearest 'bargain booze' shop is, where the traffic cones are to place on car roofs and the nearest river so shopping trollys can be thrown in. If a student does not have rich parents, then he/she has to find £50,000, probably work around studying and work many hours (16 hours a week will be no use if you are funding a £50,000 course), tring to fit the studying in around work and the research. If this student has any spare time left, this student is likely to be needing sleep. SO as you can see - we have inequality now between the rich kids and the rest. People go on about grammer schools, but thats just eliteist and favours the brightest. YOu know what happens when we favour the brightest????? yes all the poor kids get to study at university for free - and nobody wants that sort of equality. So buying the degree minus the studying = equality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 So buying the degree minus the studying = equality And no trained people...yep good idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr 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) If you really want one, I'll sell you a degree in trans-sonic Aerodynamics for a mere $35,000 (in used notes.) The degree will be acceptable world-wide, because it's awarded by Whypeeover U (Who are instantly recognisable because they named their uni after a part of a famous formula derived by Professors Sears and Haack. It's a sort of 'Area Rule.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 After all, provided you stick with the degree you pass. No, you don't. There were several people on my degree course (Chemistry) who failed, that's not even counting the ones who didn't make it onto the final year. Furthermore, even for the ones who pass a 1st is a far cry form a third and offers far more employment opportunities So why not simply buy a degree, as it would save time and cut out the middle man. Because it would be worthless, let alone worth £70,000. As others have said what kind of Doctors/Engineers/Scientists etc would we have if they hadn't actually studied for their qualifications? 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. If kids from poorer backgrounds can afford £70,000 for a pretend degree then why not just study for an actual one? The old system of grammer education was eliteist and created a system where people failed - this old system failed the poor Irrelevant to the current system. This would bridge the devide between rich and poor. No, it wouldn't. Only a fool would think it does. 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) Everyone would get a worthless piece of paper, they would all be losers and the only people to benefit would be those selling the degrees. This whole post must be a Poe, the alternative is quite frankly to scary in its asinine stupidity to comprehend. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted September 26, 2011 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. that's fine and dandy, L-R, to say it's only three years to save up the £70K. But what are you going to eat? How will you clothe yourself? Pay rent and utility bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love_rat Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 This whole post must be a Poe, the alternative is quite frankly to scary in its asinine stupidity to comprehend. jb Give it 10 years, and the system that I've suggested will become a reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 it has to be better than the old 'grammer system' that favoured the brightest. A meritocracy is what education should be based on though. Apart from this post where you mentioned brightest though you seem to have got ability confused with family income. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 love rat,you are avery silly person indeed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 In a way, simply buying the degree would be no worse than the up and coming fees of £9000 a year. If you think about it, realistically it will only be the richer kids with rich parents that will be able to afford to complete the degree. Was this what you were basing your trollish uninformed rant on? You'd do a better job if you actually understood the subject before you commented. Think of it as studying for instead of just buying the right to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Give it 10 years, and the system that I've suggested will become a reality Really? Well I for one will not be employing someone who has simply bought a degree. I can hazard a guess that other employers won't be either. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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