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12. not just Americans, also Chinese

Wed Jan 18, 2012, 11:03 PM

Jan 2012

"China’s poor sceptical on higher education" (http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab7e3902-0431-11e1-98bc-00144feabdc0.html)...that's primarily because of "quick money expected from jobs in the export manufacturing hubs of coastal China."

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"the only ones able to go to college will be the children of the 1%." barbtries Jan 2012 #1

Unsustainable BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #2

Indeed. bemildred Jan 2012 #13

We live in a 3rd world country now Doctor_J Jan 2012 #3

I'm not boo hooing for any asshole that spent that kind of money.... ingac70 Jan 2012 #6

You've missed the point of the article. nt TBF Jan 2012 #7

Where is all the money going? freefaller62 Jan 2012 #8

All the more reason to attend SheilaT Jan 2012 #9

Agree completely fujiyama Jan 2012 #11

+1 BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #14

What Columbia Gorge Community College did is an excellent SheilaT Jan 2012 #15

Some of the first-hand experience comments on the Begley piece BrendaBrick Jan 2012 #16

Good Points freefaller62 Feb 2012 #17

That's good. never thought SheilaT Feb 2012 #18

And the books--two hundred bucks here, two hundred bucks there! MADem Jan 2012 #10

not just Americans, also Chinese alp227 Jan 2012 #12

Education is business JamesDim Feb 2012 #19