Liberal Education?

Question

Education is free, and the state pays wages for people who study, ensuring that everyone can become whatever they want professionally.
It doesn't matter at all how rich or poor your family is- you will always afford to rent and eat while studying. Of course, you can't study indefinitely, but you can after earning your first degree apply for support again for another degree or course

This ensures a strong economy with a versatile workforce- Or ensures that people will study indefinately in order to receive state support?

Your opinion please of the "liberal" education.

(Trivia: This model has been adopted in Finland Finnish Education is ranked as one of the best in the world- while the US education is far from the top. Also, Finland is also ranked as one of the most competetive economies in the world- due partly to its education.)

I don't mind paying taxes later on in life, since I have scored the job I wanted. :)

Despite paying taxes, a large portion of Finns can still afford summercottages- how many Americans with their self-paid education can say the same? I'd say we get value for our money.

Besides, free education is not expensive. In Finland, it's the state-paid pensions that are expensive, and USA could, if it was inclined to do so, offer free education, It again is only a fraction out of your military spending.

Of course, the doctor would be paying a lot more tax than you (because he earns more), so he'd be effectively paying his and your childs education- if not more, so both of them can become doctors.

Answer 1

Education is the basic weapon for national prosperity.

Answer 2

Diversity is the spice of life in America. Nothing "liberal" works. It all costs money. Someone has to pay taxes for someone else to get a free education. Not if I can vote against it. Consider this: a doctor, graduate of Harvard Medical School, has a son who eventually gets accepted to Harvard Medical School. The doctor/father earns how much per year? Maybe $250,000. I live on my pension and pay $2,000 a year in federal income tax. Where is the justice in taking money from me and giving it to a rich kid?
Education at the college level is already subsidized by state governments and the federal government. People can either save up for the tuition or take out student loans.
The two best colleges in the US to get an education are Grove City College and Hillsdale College (according to Walter E. Williams, professor of Economics at George Mason Univ.). The one thing they have in common: both refuse to accept state or federal government money.

Answer 3

Education is the way out of the inner city and the path to a better life. However, I am wary of government schools (public schools) and of its curriculum. I do not believe it produces intelligent and strong individuals. They do not teach history or geography much anymore; we see this in a poll of Americans where 65% could not point to Iraq on a map.

"Free" education in the US is supported by property taxes. The government is so nice as to charge you $15-$25 per $1000 your home is worth and use that money to pay for schools. Even then with all this money they still mange to turn out a dysfunctional system.

The educational systems in other nations is much diferent than ours. For one, they actually learn about other countries (especially the US), while being masters of math and science. Their idea of an education is to teach the WHOLE education, not just focus on math and science and turn children into fact-spewing, calculators. These countries produce well rounded individuals who are then able to actually positively contribute to society.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, small countries like Finland can afford to invest in their own people because there are so few of them to take care of of one generation at any given time frame.
they don't have an immigration problem like we do either.
I wish we could have that model, but America is a free for all, if you want anything, you have to pay a corporation for it.
Even a corporate earned degree.

Answer 5

Sure we want to be just like Finland, can't wait. A socialist country where you can freeze your *** off. So wonderful. Education should not be free. Nothing that is free has value and the Finland education system is not free. Who do you think pays the government in ever higher taxes so the education can be free?

Answer 6

Don't think, feel. Feel the Force flowing through you. The midichloreans will guide your actions. You don't need to go to college. Check out the book _If You Want to Be Rich & Happy: Don't Go to School? : Ensuring Lifetime Security for Yourself and Your Children_, by Robert T. Kiyosaki, ISBN: 0944031595.

Answer 7

Education policy doesn't work when its put down labels like liberal or conservative. What works is mandatory, free education that has no space for religion or political point scoring.

Answer 8

Isn't Finland the country that originally banned Donald Duck because he didn't wear pants?

Answer 9

Liberals are better educated

Answer 10

I wish the U.S. offered it.