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Life or University?

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andymooseman I'm quite happy studying life. It's certainly cheaper than any structured learning. The problem as i see it, is that in this counrty & i suspect many others as well. Is that the system is set up to more or less force you into college & university as a teenager. I'm not saying that nobody studies as a "mature" student, but they are in a small minority. We are channeled into studying early & then going into a career. We need a complete rethink, imho. Perversely, the current financial problems may well allow some people to make career changes they would never have had the chance to make otherwise.

kenrg Great topic... Well, first of all, it's never too late; I think you should go to university now and study something that truly interests you just because you want to, not because it will pay off in a career. And, truly, at any age, that's the only reason to study anything. My own educational journey had a few starts and stops. I took a couple of years of before going to college the first time, then when I did it was to study film & broadcasting - a degree I never finished. I went a few years later again (at 27) to get a degree in Politics, then went on to get a Masters in Public Policy, which is pretty much related to the career I subsequently had in the nonprofit sector. But more important, it was an opportunity to learn how to learn; to explore different ways of looking at the world, analyze options, and arrive at my own, better-informed, conclusions about the way things are, or should be. Your points about someone in their late teens or early 20s having no idea who they'll be later is so true. The ultimate educational system would require four years of work, then a year of study, then four years of work, then a year of study, and so on throughout one's life. I think we'd all be better informed and happier in a situation like that.
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Sim Ilyas - Bristol Debt Advice Centre & Debtology iphone app

Lasa

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Sam Ilyas from Bristol Debt Advice Centre talks about using technology to support outreach services. With the development of a new iphon...

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#makecontrol

emmabrynjones

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What's the difference between making and taking decisions, or making and taking control? Making your future is empowering, which is why I...

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Paying off Credit Card Debt - John Gaunt and Roger Gale MP on the Jeremy Vine Show

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Jeremy discusses Prime Minister David Cameron's call for households to pay of their credit card debts with Conservative MP Roger Gale, an...

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World Tonight: Valerie

resolutionfoundation

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Should there be a cap on payday loans?

BBCR4Today@BBC Radio 4 Today

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MPs are to vote on an amendment to the Financial Services bill, which calls for a maximum amount lenders can charge for credit. Labour M...

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says if you missed @AP's @tamlush report how #debt collectors are using @Facebook on @KFWB, listen:

newsmatt

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Class war distraction to conceal massive debt

CANdo

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Australians everywhere must understand one simple fact. John Howard inherited $96 billion debt from Labor. He paid it off - and pro...

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Can't pay? Must pay...

emmabrynjones

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How a simple bus journey relates to the "Global Food Crisis" - due credit @kangaroocaught and http://www.worldhunger.org #zerocredit_UK ...

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Power? #Rangers

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