Education and knowledge have now become a very powerful and a vital tool globally. Some say higher education should be made free of charge while the others believe it should not be. I am in favour of the latter, as I strongly believe that, by charging for higher studies will ensure money spent on a student does not go to waste.
To begin with, In my opinion all students should be given the opportunity in education while ensuring the money spent is re-payed back. To put it differently, regardless of the family financial background or the social status all pupils who pass out from high schools should be given an equal opportunity to enter and pursue higher studies. This will ensure that no one is left out and also these students will get a chance of a lifetime. However, the governments should make sure during this period pupils can learn with a free mind and come out as graduate who can enter the local workforce. The money owed to the government could then be re-payed back as an instalment scheme. For example, government of Australia has a similar structure of their education system. This will be a financially viable option for the government to maintain a high education standard and also ensure the tax payers money is well spent.
However, others who oppose the above argument say that, young students will already be in debt even before they start their adult life. While I agree with this argument, I also believe that if pupils get full-free education that they will abuse and will not have a value for what has been given to them. With the government repayment structure, students will learn attributes such as, to be focused, taking responsibility and above all they will learn that their actions may have detrimental consequences in the future. For instance, although education is completely free in Sri Lanka a portion of university students have been going on a picketing campaign asking for more free benefits from the government which I think is absurd.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that education should not be free and by charging, the governments can ensure quality of education is kept at higher levels as well as ensure that tax payers money is well spent on. The money spent on each individual student, however, should be earned back in latter stage in life, especially when they can stand on their own.
Education
and knowledge have
now
become a
very
powerful and a vital tool globally.
Some
say higher
education
should
be made
free
of charge while the others
believe
it should not be. I am in
favour
of the latter, as I
strongly
believe
that, by charging for higher studies will
ensure
money
spent
on a
student
does not go to waste.
To
begin
with, In my opinion all
students
should be
given
the opportunity in
education
while ensuring the
money
spent
is re-payed back. To put it
differently
, regardless of the family financial background or the social status all pupils who pass out from high schools should be
given
an equal opportunity to enter and pursue higher studies. This will
ensure
that no one is
left
out and
also
these
students
will
get
a chance of a lifetime.
However
, the
governments
should
make
sure during this period pupils can learn with a
free
mind and
come
out as graduate who can enter the local workforce. The
money
owed to the
government
could then be re-payed back as an
instalment
scheme.
For example
,
government
of Australia has a similar structure of their
education
system. This will be a
financially
viable option for the
government
to maintain a high
education
standard and
also
ensure
the tax payers
money
is well spent.
However
, others who oppose the above argument say that, young
students
will already be in debt even
before
they
start
their adult life. While I
agree
with this argument, I
also
believe
that if pupils
get
full-free
education
that they will abuse and will not have a value for what has been
given
to them. With the
government
repayment structure,
students
will learn attributes such as, to
be focused
, taking responsibility and
above all
they will learn that their actions may have detrimental consequences in the future.
For instance
, although
education
is completely
free
in Sri Lanka a portion of university
students
have been going on a picketing campaign asking for more
free
benefits from the
government
which I
think
is absurd.
In conclusion
, I
strongly
believe
that
education
should not be
free
and by charging, the
governments
can
ensure
quality of
education
is
kept
at higher levels
as well
as
ensure
that tax payers
money
is well
spent
on. The
money
spent
on each individual
student
,
however
, should
be earned
back in latter stage in life,
especially
when they can stand on their
own
.