Hoffwn ddechrau drwy ystyried trafodaeth y panel. Mae’r syniad o ddinesydd fel myfyriwr wrth galon cenhadaeth y Brifysgol Agored, ond mae’r syniad o’r myfyriwr fel dinesydd yr un mor hanfodol. Nid fel ymgorfforiad yn unig o set o sgiliau, profiadau a chymwysterau a fydd yn gwella eu gallu i fwynhau bywoliaeth deilwng a bywyd boddhaus – er ei bod yn ddigon posibl y bydd yn gwneud hynny. Ond y ffordd orau y gallwn newid cymdeithas er gwell yw cael poblogaeth sydd wedi’u haddysgu’n dda. Mewn ffordd real iawn, addysg yw’r polisi economaidd gorau, ac addysg yw’r polisi cyfiawnder cymdeithasol gorau.
I want to begin by reflecting on the panel discussion. The idea of the citizen as student is at the heart of the mission of the Open University, but the idea of the student as a citizen is equally crucial. Not as the embodiment simply of a set of skills, experiences and qualifications which will enhance their ability to enjoy a decent living and a fulfilling life – although it may well do that. But our best way of changing society for the better is a well-educated population. In a very real way, the best economic policy is education, and the best social justice policy is education.