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Thursday, June 08, 2006

More on Greece
From the blog Stigmabuster:




'Diverse social groups united against any change for [the] better. Universities that produce paper-toilet [yes, it should be toilet-paper, but I like it his way] degrees. Ancient programs of studies. Students that retain their student ID for decades. Professors that show up only during strikes. Student minorities of 5% that block and destroy everything. Illegal occupation of public buildings. Staff that gets paid while on strike.

All united against evaluation - the fundamental value of education. And the "liberal" press supporting these deeply conservative movements.

It is conservative to want to keep everything bad unchanged.

And then the same people wonder why the graduates from US and some EU universities rule the country. Sad.

Go Marietta Go! [She’s the Minister of Education.] At last a politician with guts.'