The start

The rising cost of education: how can we mitigate this? We feel one of the biggest aspects of the problem lies in the question itself. Is money inextricably linked to higher education? In our reasoning, there are multiple forms of intelligence one can achieve (mechanical, mathematical, social, technical, linguistic et cetera), therefore we find the limited, current definition of success – that higher achievement is accessible only through an academic lens – limiting and misleading. The problem with our educational system revolves around our inability to embrace our society’s vast amount of ‘cultural capital’ (differing histories, fields of ability, and passions of each student).

With the divide between private and public schools occurring on so many levels (social rifts, economic and resource advantages, safe and conducive environments to learning), we feel the question isn’t necessarily an issue of funding discrepancy (although it may make differences appear more acute), but rather a matter of how well the school can make the idea of a successful future tangible to the student’s present situation.

And with this said we go onwards.