After reading an article on the education of black kids in America, I got to thinking about the education on minorities in Canada - specifically aboriginals. It is my understanding that anyone with a registered treaty number is entitled to a university education at any public post-secondary school in the country without paying a penny of tuition. I wonder just how many people take advantage of this opportunity and how many people without a treaty number would give just about anything to gain such an advantage.
My proposition is this: for every registered aboriginal who does not take advantage of a free post-secondary education within a year of graduating high school, award a full-ride scholarship to a young person whose family is on welfare. This could accomplish two things: 1) more aboriginals would take advantage of furthering their education and/or 2) more financially insecure families could send their young people to university.
If everyone plays nice, co-operates and stays away from the guaranteed picket lines filled with protesters of this proposal, I see no negative effects. On a whole, we'll have more educated young people in the country who can then go on to be assets to society rather than menaces.
My proposition is this: for every registered aboriginal who does not take advantage of a free post-secondary education within a year of graduating high school, award a full-ride scholarship to a young person whose family is on welfare. This could accomplish two things: 1) more aboriginals would take advantage of furthering their education and/or 2) more financially insecure families could send their young people to university.
If everyone plays nice, co-operates and stays away from the guaranteed picket lines filled with protesters of this proposal, I see no negative effects. On a whole, we'll have more educated young people in the country who can then go on to be assets to society rather than menaces.
Agreed. I love the idea.
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