tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post982763035962807706..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: All profits go to rent, part the maniethMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-68762519764368001692016-08-01T15:02:51.890+01:002016-08-01T15:02:51.890+01:00@ MW
I know we've mentioned it before, but si...@ MW<br /><br />I know we've mentioned it before, but simply adding an extra year to the date when State pension can be claimed, for every year in higher education, would be a good policy. So, everyone can claim £7K from the State towards their education.<br /><br />Then just leave it up to the individual student to make an informed choice as regards to subject/university, then top up the rest by loan, job, charity or scholarship.<br /><br />Any objections?<br /> benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-35244526352294677092016-08-01T12:27:20.862+01:002016-08-01T12:27:20.862+01:00The IFS reckon that the average student debt is no...The IFS reckon that the average student debt is now £44,000. I am amazed that students are prepared to spend that sort of money without making more than the most cursory checks that they will actually get something for it in the way of enhanced pay prospects. If they were spending £44,000 on a car, wouldn't most people at least want a year's MOT, a full service history and an HPI check?Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-19555047527202529392016-08-01T09:53:27.454+01:002016-08-01T09:53:27.454+01:00As previous comments , Correlation is not causatio...As previous comments , Correlation is not causation, you cant use statistics alone to show the higher wage are the result of the contents of the degree course, ambitious people go to University and they also earn more, and employers of higher paying jobs may be using degree holding to pre sort candidates applications.Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-36332132023195573412016-08-01T09:44:07.958+01:002016-08-01T09:44:07.958+01:00I remember reading, some time ago, that there is v...I remember reading, some time ago, that there is v. little corelation between intelligence (if by intelligence is meant IQ) and exam success.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-76978262702963088372016-08-01T08:06:06.282+01:002016-08-01T08:06:06.282+01:00MIM, there is that point as well. The sort of peop...MIM, there is that point as well. The sort of people who would get into Uni tend to do better. So even it all Uni's were shut down, those people who would have got in will continue to do better. <br /><br />There's a chapter in Freakonomics showing a very similar effect with people who applied to go to a better High School - even those who got turned down (there were long lists) tended to do "better" (I can't remember how he showed this but he did).Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-80235180702907366082016-07-31T22:14:38.992+01:002016-07-31T22:14:38.992+01:00But degree candidates are selected on intelligence...But degree candidates are selected on intelligence. You can't conjour up smart people, so the premium will remain? Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.com