Aren't these institutions being funded by tax payers. If so, why is it that they are differentiating what education you can have based on what you can and cannot pay? More reasons for people NOT to take STEM classes and majors. By reducing access to critical thinking subjects and classes this just creates one more hurdle for the poorer students to overcome their socio-economic status. Not acceptable especially in a public university. At least now even if you are poor but you are brilliant you could find a way to come up through scholarships and education. Now that becomes harder and harder... If a brilliant math student who is also poor can earn a living by doing an english major as opposed to an engineering major which might take longer. What will he/she choose? When it comes down to eating and learning... we always choose eating. Sucks to be poor nowadays I guess...
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Aren't these institutions being funded by tax payers. If so, why is it that they are differentiating what education you can have based on what you can and cannot pay? More reasons for people NOT to take STEM classes and majors. By reducing access to critical thinking subjects and classes this just creates one more hurdle for the poorer students to overcome their socio-economic status. Not acceptable especially in a public university. At least now even if you are poor but you are brilliant you could find a way to come up through scholarships and education. Now that becomes harder and harder... If a brilliant math student who is also poor can earn a living by doing an english major as opposed to an engineering major which might take longer. What will he/she choose? When it comes down to eating and learning... we always choose eating. Sucks to be poor nowadays I guess...