tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204966244105335828.post7758703160489689865..comments2023-12-01T17:11:49.159+00:00Comments on Green Reading: Gordon Brown: Fights For The Rights Of The Middle ClassAdrian Windischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16306364832746111534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204966244105335828.post-59628904524675223172010-01-18T00:04:59.639+00:002010-01-18T00:04:59.639+00:00Yes, I very much agree that education should be fr...Yes, I very much agree that education should be free......but then again what the hell is the point of doing a degree in a subject where there is no hope of getting a job in that field?<br />Surely it would be better to encourage people to study subjects that lead to jobs that are actually in demand .howard thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284383246870212789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204966244105335828.post-62647404361821731192010-01-17T21:38:55.990+00:002010-01-17T21:38:55.990+00:00Perhaps they haven't been telling the truth Ho...Perhaps they haven't been telling the truth Howard. <br /><br />I think education should be free for all, not just the courses you like. Who can say where an education can lead? <br /><br />But apprenticeships should be available for all who don't want an academic route.Adrian Windischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16306364832746111534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204966244105335828.post-61441342417307829342010-01-17T13:23:02.110+00:002010-01-17T13:23:02.110+00:00"The last 12 years have seen a reduction in s..."The last 12 years have seen a reduction in social mobility"........absolutely right Adrian.....but why is that I wonder when you have a party in government that is supposed to be the upholder of those who are not so well of?<br />Reduction of social mobility always seems to happen with a Labour government!<br />Good education is always going to be key to allowing those from less priviledged backgrounds to fulfill their potential. Sadly standards have fallen over many years which does nobody any good , and then just for good measure this wonderful Labour government introduced top up fees which has discouraged some less well off youngsters from going to university.<br />Having said that , it is a pointless exercise to try to get 50% or more of people to go to 'university', just so that you can say the government has achieved some target or another.<br />What might be a better way to approach the problem is to make sure that those who wish to go to university and take a subject that is of some use to society (medics, engineers etc) are always able to do so cost free, and those that wish to take some of the courses that will never lead to employment in that field (media studies etc) have to fund it themselves.<br />Talking of education , what is the point of keeping children in school until the age of 18, when a large number of children are thoroughly bored by the age of 16 ?<br />Labour destroyed the grammar school system years ago, a system that would give a child who was academically gifted a top class education absolutely regardless of the background or wealth of their parents.......a system that encouraged social mobility!howard thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284383246870212789noreply@blogger.com