Society has changed over the years. In the old days, a high school diploma was enough. Graduating from high school was an achievement that families bragged about when their children received it. In Lebanon, most children completed school up to ninth grade, where they received the Brevet certificate and then dropped out of school believing that the Brevet certificate was sufficient to provide them with a job. However, nowadays the minimum requirement for any regular job, such as a bank clerk or clerk, requires a bachelor's degree. In fact, as time passes and the economy deteriorates, the only guarantee of acquiring a job is having a master's degree. How can students get such a degree with such a bad economy and high tuition fees? The American University of Beirut recently decided to increase tuition fees by 6%. The students, as expected, responded with a strike and boycotted their classes. A strike is necessary to demonstrate that students will not remain neutral in the face of further tuition increases, because “education is an important thing...