Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to wrap this issue up before we go page by page. One of the problems which some students are experiencing when they are exposed to another community, especially when they are going through the higher education process, is home sickness, they are in a strange environment. If students are not able to measure up or keep up with the other students who have been in the larger centres, and not having the physical support of their relatives and parents, these are contributing factors to a student's poor performance. Mr. Chairman, what is good for one student, does not imply that it is good for another student. Exposure is good for some students, but others are not able to get used to the strange and new environment.
Most of the parents that I have spoken with in my community and in my constituency have no problem with their kids going to a high school, but sometimes it is very difficult for both the parent and the student to be separated for long periods of time. The department is very aware of the problems we have had. I know the honourable Minister is also aware. The standard of education in some of the smaller communities is not as good as it is in larger centres because the students who attend high school sometimes have to undergo upgrading before they may enrol in the regular program. This is where the problem lies. This causes stress upon students. I do not have a question, just a point I wanted to make. Thank you.