muzby
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- Feb 12, 2001
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don't you think its about time we made students acutally accountable for who they are and where they are going??
seriously, what is handing an 18 year old kid money to go learn? i'm sorry, but without a good work ethic, there is no point in studying at all..
most students don't appreciate and couldn't give a stuff about where their austudy comes from, and most of them end up spending it on stupid stuff like cheap alcohol...
students would appreciate their cash more if they had to work hard for it... if for every tooheys red / xxxx beer that they threw down (and then threw up) a person got to understand how hard they have to work for it, they are less likely to go wasting money, and more likely to work harder at their studies...
afterall, austudy is simply a pointless handout to less fortunate families who couldn't otherwise afford to send their kids to school.. in a situation where it was survival of the fittest, why should anyone be given a free ride? why should someone who has worked hard all their life to provide their kids with a decent education be forced to pay everything??
to put it bluntly, austudy isn't fair.
if a person cannot afford to live whilst studying, shouldn't they go off and work for a few years to be able to subsidise themselves? speak to a number of mature age students at uni, and you will realise that if they have taken this course of action, they have a better outlook on life, which leads to a better appreciation for study, and therefore a better result at uni..
from there we can better invest the billions we waste on austudy into areas that need it, such as hospitals, public schooling and tax breaks for the rich.
what are your thoughts?
*btw, before i get flamed, please note that this is written from an aggressive standpoint purely for discussion.. i wouldn't have got to where i am now without austudy, so i'm all for it, and pretty much disagree with most of what i posted...... i just love getting people passionately discussing something... (so i'm looking forward to seeing those who fly off the handle without reading this disclaimer.. )
seriously, what is handing an 18 year old kid money to go learn? i'm sorry, but without a good work ethic, there is no point in studying at all..
most students don't appreciate and couldn't give a stuff about where their austudy comes from, and most of them end up spending it on stupid stuff like cheap alcohol...
students would appreciate their cash more if they had to work hard for it... if for every tooheys red / xxxx beer that they threw down (and then threw up) a person got to understand how hard they have to work for it, they are less likely to go wasting money, and more likely to work harder at their studies...
afterall, austudy is simply a pointless handout to less fortunate families who couldn't otherwise afford to send their kids to school.. in a situation where it was survival of the fittest, why should anyone be given a free ride? why should someone who has worked hard all their life to provide their kids with a decent education be forced to pay everything??
to put it bluntly, austudy isn't fair.
if a person cannot afford to live whilst studying, shouldn't they go off and work for a few years to be able to subsidise themselves? speak to a number of mature age students at uni, and you will realise that if they have taken this course of action, they have a better outlook on life, which leads to a better appreciation for study, and therefore a better result at uni..
from there we can better invest the billions we waste on austudy into areas that need it, such as hospitals, public schooling and tax breaks for the rich.
what are your thoughts?
*btw, before i get flamed, please note that this is written from an aggressive standpoint purely for discussion.. i wouldn't have got to where i am now without austudy, so i'm all for it, and pretty much disagree with most of what i posted...... i just love getting people passionately discussing something... (so i'm looking forward to seeing those who fly off the handle without reading this disclaimer.. )