Education’s primary purpose is to develop the mind. Without the ability and habit of rational thinking we are not worth much to ourselves, society, or the ‘workforce’.
“The reading in the first stage, where the people will receive their whole education, is proposed to be chiefly historical. History by apprising them of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views.”—Thomas Jefferson
“The objects of primary education which determine its character and limits are: To give to every citizen the information he needs for the transaction of his own business; to enable him to calculate for himself, and to express and preserve his ideas, his contracts and accounts in writing; to improve, by reading, his morals and faculties; to understand his duties to his neighbors and country, and to discharge with competence the functions confided to him by either; to know his rights; to exercise with order and justice those he retains, to choose with discretion the fiduciary of those he delegates; and to notice their conduct with diligence, with candor and judgment; and in general, to observe with intelligence and faithfulness all the social relations under which he shall be placed.”—Thomas Jefferson: Report for University of Virginia, 1818.
“We do not expect our schools to turn out their alumni already enthroned on the pinnacles of their respective sciences; but only so far advanced in each as to be able to pursue them by themselves, and to become Newtons and Laplaces by energies and perseverances to be continued through life.”—Thomas Jefferson, 1826.
My university tuition was low, because back then, people felt taxes used for education were worthwhile, as every dollar spent on college folks was returned with six or more, based on increased income and taxes. GI bill also helped pay my rent, but I still had to work summers and part-time in winter to get by. When my son came along his semester tuition was about twice what mine was for all four years! His GI benefits also helped, but like me, he had to work to earn his way.
I fully admit I may have missed something in the crazy 24-hour news cycle we’ve had in the last couple of years, but I don’t understand where this comic is coming from. The CFPB has an entire page dedicated to student loans, and some of the headlines highlighted include “CFPB Sues Nation’s Largest Student Loan Company for Failing Borrowers at Every Stage of Repayment” and “CFPB Takes Action Against Nationwide Student Financial Aid Scam”. Now I DID see an article where the top official for handling student loans quit yesterday out of disgust for how Trump and his cronies are trying to symie his efforts. If anything this comic should have the shark in water chasing the kid (well, personally I think that image is silly because it implies that the student isn’t at fault for the loans he voluntarily got, but I digress), with the CFPB on the boat pointing or running for a life raft. Then put an orange-haired orangutan stopping him saying “Define ‘consumer’”.
Zev over 5 years ago
Rather than consumer, it should be “the consumed” by the lenders.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 5 years ago
Trump followers aren’t worried about college debt for obvious reasons.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
Education should be free for anyone who wants it.
Guy Fawkes over 5 years ago
Education’s primary purpose is to develop the mind. Without the ability and habit of rational thinking we are not worth much to ourselves, society, or the ‘workforce’.
“The reading in the first stage, where the people will receive their whole education, is proposed to be chiefly historical. History by apprising them of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views.”—Thomas Jefferson
“The objects of primary education which determine its character and limits are: To give to every citizen the information he needs for the transaction of his own business; to enable him to calculate for himself, and to express and preserve his ideas, his contracts and accounts in writing; to improve, by reading, his morals and faculties; to understand his duties to his neighbors and country, and to discharge with competence the functions confided to him by either; to know his rights; to exercise with order and justice those he retains, to choose with discretion the fiduciary of those he delegates; and to notice their conduct with diligence, with candor and judgment; and in general, to observe with intelligence and faithfulness all the social relations under which he shall be placed.”—Thomas Jefferson: Report for University of Virginia, 1818.
“We do not expect our schools to turn out their alumni already enthroned on the pinnacles of their respective sciences; but only so far advanced in each as to be able to pursue them by themselves, and to become Newtons and Laplaces by energies and perseverances to be continued through life.”—Thomas Jefferson, 1826.
pamela welch Premium Member over 5 years ago
This is about right, the shark at one end, the ‘Consumer-Protector’ ready to run over from the other end – Terrible!
Dtroutma over 5 years ago
My university tuition was low, because back then, people felt taxes used for education were worthwhile, as every dollar spent on college folks was returned with six or more, based on increased income and taxes. GI bill also helped pay my rent, but I still had to work summers and part-time in winter to get by. When my son came along his semester tuition was about twice what mine was for all four years! His GI benefits also helped, but like me, he had to work to earn his way.
jazzman831 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I fully admit I may have missed something in the crazy 24-hour news cycle we’ve had in the last couple of years, but I don’t understand where this comic is coming from. The CFPB has an entire page dedicated to student loans, and some of the headlines highlighted include “CFPB Sues Nation’s Largest Student Loan Company for Failing Borrowers at Every Stage of Repayment” and “CFPB Takes Action Against Nationwide Student Financial Aid Scam”. Now I DID see an article where the top official for handling student loans quit yesterday out of disgust for how Trump and his cronies are trying to symie his efforts. If anything this comic should have the shark in water chasing the kid (well, personally I think that image is silly because it implies that the student isn’t at fault for the loans he voluntarily got, but I digress), with the CFPB on the boat pointing or running for a life raft. Then put an orange-haired orangutan stopping him saying “Define ‘consumer’”.