What are cegeps? Cegeps are publicly funded educational institutions that provide general and vocational education. They offer two year and three year specialized career programs graduates may pursue further studies at university. There is barely any tuition fees for cegeps, inexpensive fees for all students to cover materials, activities and administrative costs. Therefore students take advantage and four semester programs take five and more semesters to graduate. As a teacher in Vanier College, it is my duty to acknowledge the fact that students in cegeps are not concern much about failing a class, knowing they'll be other semester's to catch up. I feel that increasing cegep tuition fees could be a positive thing. Many students don't care about education but the quality of education has to become above average for all. The education system in Canada has definitely been tested in the last few years and will continue on being tested. Teachers are being tested as well, because we are the ones who have to prepare students for universities, and thanks to us, you can receive academic achievements, a career and future, meaning big bucks! It is argued that students should be excused from paying for their education. But how can that be if thanks to tuitions students succeed in getting a well paid job assured for the rest of their life, so what is a few thousands compared to millions.
             Education is everyone's responsibility, but obviously a large part of responsibility goes to teachers. But how can we teach if we barely have students show up to class on a regular basis, therefore teachers' cancel more often classes, which makes students happy. I'd like to think I made a difference in someone's life when I teach them something, but when students don't show up to class, how can you take pride in knowing you thought someone that can someday be the next president. A good example happened a few years ago, wh...