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Forum Post: Free College in Parks for Poor People

Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 8, 2011, 10:55 a.m. EST by iarwain01 (1)
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I'm currently writing a book I'm going to submit to Southend Press. It'll be a couple years before the book is complete, but the main subject of the book is the left using open areas like parks to achieve a change in America, so I thought I'd write about it on the forum. I think it's wonderful how the occupation is educating leftists. But concerning helping the poor, which is the subject of the book, since I am poor, the idea I came up with was to use the parks and maybe churches and other public buildings to educate the poor. Open classes on the Iraq War, the 1%, and also the arts, sciences, and social sciences. A free college that poor people could attend to receive an education. You'd have to rely on activists (which you have) and teachers and professors to teach these classes and keep them going. They don't have to be graded, and the teacher of the class can improve with time. A free college system run by leftists for the poor would teach a lot of poor people, which would have a civilizing effect on the country. It would also give the poor in the United States something they've never had before. Happiness. Happiness at participating in a free or nearly free education system.

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[-] 1 points by audiman (90) 13 years ago

Could be OK as long as it did not cost taxpayers. But it may be hard to find the teachers. They work very hard as it is. I know, my Wife is a teacher who works 10 hours a day easy. Maybe retired teachers. That may work and give them something wonderful to live for!

[-] 1 points by gootimes (7) 13 years ago

you can take free classes at open university, and watch lectures and follow curriculum at MIT, Harvard, Berkeley and many others online.

it's FREE

There are also a ton of free videos on computer software and languages as well as an online health guide (for doctors) from Google.

[-] 0 points by gr57 (457) 13 years ago

G.I. Bill offers free college