again, not an accurate quote
i said, and have always said, it should be merit-based. if you get good grades, you get it free. which can be weighted towards state schools to make it fair. i would also make it harder to get funding for some courses than others, eg medicine and teaching degrees should have lower threshholds, surfing studies should have a 10 A threshhold!

what i then said was, the students rioting because they EXPECT it for free regardless of the merits of their achievements or proposed courses etc is not something i can get on board with.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 12:48, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Fair enough, you did say that.
I don't think you are accurately portraying the students who were rioting demonstrating though. Forgive me if I missed it, but I didn't hear any of them quoted as EXPECTING free education regardless of the merits of their achievements or proposed courses. I think they just wanted everybody to be able to have a fair crack at it.
Let's not start that discussion up again though, eh?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 12:56, Reply)

i have a meeting now
so yes, let's not! x
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 13:00, Reply)

gerra room

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 13:15, Reply)