(By Juan T. Gatbonton, Analysis & Commentaries, October 29, 2013)

There is a sense of urgency to come across intensely and devotedly on questionable activities of those who are behind the management/owners of our college and universities. There is that specifically to mention about how students are driven into despair or we may say hopelessness for such simple occurrence that turns into complicated issue forcing students to repeat the subject(s) that they are not supposed to do. Of course this seems to be profitable for the learning institution but burden to the students especially for the parents. Other areas of concern are that of some subjects included in a curriculum not beneficial for the intended course. Some of my Indian colleagues at work who are of course good in their field of electrical and electronic communication engineering profession told me that subjects like sociology, and psychology are not included in their engineering courses. This seems to be a very simple thing and not even worth to talk about and yet it is comparable to a stick of matches that can create an inferno in a whole city. Many of our youth driven by despair for such simple occurrence in their quest for college education ended up into college drop-out because they can no longer afford to continue their education.

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