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Cheyenne Lin

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What if college education was free?

Make high school in America extremely difficult like in most countries. This way only the real scholars would continue to University and not waste any one's time or money. The other students should go straight to work.

Topics: america education free education high school vocational school
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    Xiang Li

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    Aug 28 2011: I live in Switzerland, where college education is more or less free ( we pay a small administration fee). I think it is not just about making high school difficult, but really to have different education paths for different professions. And most important of all: The Non-academic professions have to be valued in the society as much as those professions where you need a college degreee.

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