Quote:Excuse me for jumping into the middle of all this but I think for the most part, the education available in this country is fine. If the student wants the public education it is available to them.

 

I think the problem mostly lies with parents setting expectations for their children. There are way too many "hands off/lets be best friends" parents these days.

 

I'm in agreement with this.  There are ways to make a college education much more affordable.  Kids in Jacksonville can go to a number of community colleges and then finish at UNF.  They can live at home and save money on expenses that way.

 

If you wanted to save money, you could.  Kids for a long time have taken out loans to pay for their daily living expenses, even I did to a point.  If you're going to do that, you better be ready to bite the bullet and pay up.

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