lem
      comes
      down
      to
      political
      self-interest.
     
     
      Though
      this
      may
      be
      true,
      there
      is
     
     
      also
      the
      importance
      of
      support
      from
      the
     
     
      rest
      of
      society
      for
      the
      economic
      spending
     
     
      on
      education:
      if
      the
      people
      support
      it,
      it
     
     
      will
      gain
      votes
      for
      the
      politicians
      involved.
     
     
      The
      main
      group
      of
      people
      who
      must
      be
     
     
      won
      over
      for
      support
      of
      this
      is
      that
      large
     
     
      percentage
      of
      people
      who
      are
      forced
      to
     
     
      work
      for
      a
      living,
      or
      those
      who
      simply
      do
     
     
      not
      believe
      in
      the
      necessity
      of
      a
      secondary
     
     
      education.
      I
      listened
      to
      this
      idea
      all
      sum-
     
     
      mer
      while
      doing
      not-very-fun-or-easy,
      but
     
     
      very
      scary,
      roof
      work
      with
      a
      carpenter.
     
     
      Again,
      much
      of
      the
      time
      it
      all
     
     
      boils
      down
      to
      the
      same
      story
      of
      self-inter-
     
     
      est;
      tuition
      fees
      do
      not
      effect
      me,
      so
      why
     
     
      should
      I
      care?
      It's
      much
      to
      do
      with
      the
      sort
     
     
      of
      problem
      we're
      seeing
      -
      and
      this
      has
      been
     
     
      already
      noted
      above
      -
      between
      many
      west-
     
     
      erners
      in
      regards
      to
      third
      world
      countries:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it
      does
      not
      effect
      me,
      so
      why
      should
      I
     
     
      care?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      Socrates
      was
      accused
      of
     
     
      corrupting
      the
      youth
      around
      him,
      he
      was
     
     
      put
      on
      trial,
      and
      was
      to
      be
      sent
      to
      his
      death
     
     
      by
      those
      in
      power.
      To
      this
      accusation
      he
     
     
      replied
      that
      such
      an
      act
      would
      not
      be
      in
      his
     
     
      best
      interest,
      for
      in
      corrupting
      those
      around
     
     
      him
      he
      would
      be
      putting
      himself
      at
      risk.
     
     
      Does
      this
      concept
      not
      apply
      to
      the
      educat-
     
     
      ing
      of
      the
      youth,
      which
      would
      consequent-
     
     
      ly
      end
      in
      the
      betterment
      of
      all
      those
      around
     
     
      them?
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      page
      [8]
      march
      12
      2003
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Teme
      Tey
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      problem
      with
      gaining
      public
     
     
      support
      is
      the
      almost
      non-presence
      of
      the
     
     
      media
      in
      the
      struggle
      towards
      lowering
      the
     
     
      costs
      of
      tuition.
      In
      order
      for
      the
      importance
     
     
      of
      the
      issue
      to
      become
      a
      popular
      area
      of
     
     
      thought
      or
      discussion,
      and
      in
      order
      for
     
     
      anything
      to
      be
      accomplished,
      the
      public
     
     
      must
      be
      continually
      informed
      about
      the
     
     
      necessity
      of
      lowering
      tuition
      fees
      and
      all
     
     
      the
      facts
      involved.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      other
      hand,
      it
      is
      not
      only
     
     
      the
      media
      that
      is
      doing
      too
      little
      for
      the
     
     
      cause
      of
      tuition
      fees,
      but
      the
      students
      who
     
     
      pay
      them
      as
      well;
      one
      or
      two
      of
      the
      exact
     
     
      same
      protests
      each
      year
      is
      not
      enough
      to
     
     
      make
      an
      impact,
      and
      not
      enough
      students
     
     
      are
      getting
      involved
      with
      even
      these
     
     
      efforts.
      In
      repeating
      the
      same
      protests
      each
     
     
      year,
      the
      public
      and
      the
      politicians
      (to
     
     
      whom
      the
      message
      is
      being
      sent)
      are
      sim-
     
     
      ply
      becoming
      complacent
      with
      the
      routine
     
     
      and
      take
      for
      granted
      the
      work
      that
      is
      being
     
     
      done.
      When
      they
      know
      when,
      where,
      how,
     
     
      what
      will
      be
      said,
      and
      that
      after
      this
      protest
     
     
      is
      dealt
      with
      they
      will
      be
      scot
      free
      for
     
     
      another
      year,
      it
      becomes
      very
      easy
      to
      shrug
     
     
      away
      and
      forget.
      I
      however,
      really
      can't
      be
     
     
      free
      of
      this
      charge
      myself.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      education
      plays
      a
      highly
     
     
      important
      role
      in
      society's
      ability
      to
     
     
      advance,
      in
      bridging
      the
      gap
      between
      the
     
     
      rich
      and
      the
      poor,
      in
      generating
      economic
     
     
      activity,
      it
      is
      important
      that
      tuition
      fees
      not
     
     
      only
      freeze,
      but
      go
      down.
      The
      education
     
     
      system
      is
      one
      of
      the
      most
      important
      insti-
     
     
      tutions
      available
      and
      at
      the
      hands
      of
      socie-
     
     
      ty,
      and
      in
      putting
      it
      in
      the
      reach
      of
      each
     
     
      member
      of
      this
      society,
      a
      more
      independ-
     
     
      ent
      and
      directly
      democratic
      thinking
      form
     
     
      of
      society
      becomes
      possible.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      problem
      of
      tuition
      impedes
     
     
      not
      only
      those
      directly
      involved
      in
      second-
     
     
      ary
      education
      social
      from
      advancement,
     
     
      but
      each
      individual
      within
      this
      society.
     
     
      Tuition
      fees
      are
      choking
      the
      education
      of
     
     
      mass
      society
      and
      they
      must
      (instead
      of
     
     
      going
      up),
      actually
      begin
      to
      go
      down.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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