Some believe that every pupil entering secondary school should be gifted a laptop free of charge. I disagree with this because some children can afford to buy their own and the government cannot afford to do so.
Those from wealthy families should not be given a complimentary computer. This would not be fair as this would result in money being taken away from poorer juveniles in order to give it to people who already have enough. If this proposed scheme was done on a means-tested basis, rich kids would not get anything and this capital could be diverted to those in most need. For example, in the United Kingdom, children whose parents are on state benefits receive subsidised school dinners but those with working parents do not.
The state would also find it extremely difficult to finance such an initiative. The Education Department, like every other government department, has a limited budget, and if funds were spent on laptops, they would have to be diverted from other more worthy areas, such as staff. This would mean that class sizes would have to increase since budget would not be available for teachers, or even the classrooms themselves. For instance, most classes in developing countries have more than 30 in them because of the lack of budget for qualified teachers and teaching assistants.
In conclusion, all freshmen starting high school should not be given a free laptop because this would not be fair to poorer students and there is not enough money for this project.
Some
believe that every pupil entering secondary school should
be gifted
a laptop free of charge. I disagree with this
because
some
children can afford to
buy
their
own
and the
government
cannot afford to do
so
.
Those from wealthy families should not be
given
a complimentary computer. This would not be
fair
as this would result in money
being taken
away from poorer juveniles in order to give it to
people
who already have
enough
. If this proposed scheme
was done
on a means-
tested
basis, rich kids would not
get
anything and this capital could
be diverted
to those in most need.
For example
, in the United Kingdom, children whose parents are on state benefits receive
subsidised
school dinners
but
those with working parents do not.
The state would
also
find it
extremely
difficult to finance such an initiative. The Education Department, like every other
government
department, has a limited budget, and if funds
were spent
on laptops, they would
have to
be diverted
from other more worthy areas, such as staff. This would mean that
class
sizes would
have to
increase since budget would not be available for teachers, or even the classrooms themselves.
For instance
, most classes in
developing countries
have more than 30 in them
because
of the lack of budget for qualified teachers and teaching assistants.
In conclusion
, all freshmen starting high school should not be
given
a free laptop
because
this would not be
fair
to poorer students and there is not
enough
money for this project.