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# TITLE: Should we encourage everyone to get a degree? [5ea484aaf55a13533c8bc3e4cd17babf]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
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# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - I believe that we should always encourage people to learn. Learning is for everyone and is the key to opening minds. However I do not believe that people should be put under pressure to get a degree and I also believe that a degree is not suitable for everyone. There are many benefits to gaining a degree such as improved job prospects, higher salary, meeting new people, gaining new skills and a greater knowledge. However there are also downsides to gaining a degree such as the large amount of debt which is put upon people, the university fees are extremely expensive and unfair, and the stress and hard work which comes with a degree. For many people the pros may outweigh the cons however for some the cons may outweigh the pros. I think this question is a personal choice and a decision which everyone should make for themselves.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - We believe that learning is for everyone and is key to opening minds. However we do not believe that people should be put under pressure to get a degree and we also believe that a degree is not suitable for everyone. For many people the pros of getting a degree may outweigh the cons however for some the cons may outweigh the pros. We think this question is a personal choice and a decision which everyone should make for themselves.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - We believe that learning is important for everyone, however, people should make their own choice about going to university. People can and should be encouraged to learn but not pushed into a very expensive degree which does not suit them. An excellent education from a young age could mean that the need for a degree is not so necessary in some peoples lives. Critical thinking, as an academic discipline, began in the nineteenth century as a response to the `war' between science and religion. There is an assumption that the `two cultures' of science and the humanities are fundamentally opposed. Are religion and science mutually exclusive? This group was tasked with finding a consensus answer. Here is their question, their individual opinions, their draft consensus statement, the critiques of their draft statement, and their final consensus statement.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - I believe that we should always encourage people to learn. Learning is for everyone and is the key to opening minds. However I do not believe that people should be put under pressure to get a degree and I also believe that a degree is not suitable for everyone. There are many benefits to gaining a degree such as improved job prospects, higher salary, meeting new people, gaining new skills and a greater knowledge. However there are also downsides to gaining a degree such as the large amount of debt which is put upon people, the university fees are extremely expensive and unfair, and the stress and hard work which comes with a degree. For many people the pros may outweigh the cons however for some the cons may outweigh the pros. I think this question is a personal choice and a decision which everyone should make for themselves.
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