Tom Hanks totally rocks it in his
New York Times Op-Ed, I Owe It All to Community College: Tom Hanks on His Two Years at Chabot College.
I hereby call upon all famous
people to follow suit to bring more public attention to how important
affordable (free!) community college opportunities are.
As I am prepping for the semester
to begin, I always look forward to my classes at Housatonic Community College.
The students are most often hard-working, passionate and conscientious.
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Obama’s proposed plan to make many
two-year community college programs tuition-free would make such a huge
difference in students’ lives.
Just today, I received an email
from a former Composition student who is hoping to take my Introduction to
Literature course this spring, but had his financial aid cut. He wanted to see
if I would over tally him if he is able to somehow scrape the money together at
the last minute.
He was one of my star students, so
of course my answer was yes. He is a fine example of a student who should have
the opportunity. When someone is eager to learn, studious and ready to change
their lives, we should do everything we can to help them.
I hope our country is able to put
Obama’s plan into action. Let’s make education freely available to those who
desire it.
