Instead of trying to cram more learning into less time,we should allow people to take their degree at the pace that suits themThe country collectively raised a quizzical eyebrow when Theresa May appealed to the plan of the British dream at the Conservative party conference in October. Unlike our friends the Americans, we British bear never really had a dream. But we do bear our own cardigan-clad, or tea-sipping,life script. I struggle to find the accurate sleep-related metaphor. Slumber? Snooze? Sleepwalk? What I bear in mind is a sort of middle-class consensus on what you are entitled to expect whether you work tough, but not too tough, and play by (most of) the rules.whether you want the modest prosperity your parents achieved,you start by doing well in your education, and finding solid employment. Then you will acquire car, or mortgage,family, pension and finally a funeral paid for in advance. Life will be punctuated by annual holidays and weekly nights out. We assume whether you do the things expected of you, or this is the life you bear in store.
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Source: guardian.co.uk