Nowadays, the importance of education, as the engine of development and prosperity of a country, is growing more and more, making the provision of free education a matter of debate. While it is believed by some that the government is responsible for providing free education at all levels, some argue that people, themselves, should pay for secondary education. In this essay I will discuss both views and explain my support for the latter view.
Some people think that the government should provide free education not only at primary level but also at higher education. It is obvious that investment in education results in development and progress, producing benefit for every member of society. Take The US as an example, for every $1 spent in higher education, the state has enjoyed a $7 profit during the last decade. Moreover, secondary education is very costly and a considerable number of highly talented students cannot afford to attend universities, which in turn can have negative effects in a competing world, where the most significant asset of every country is its human capital.
However, many are of the opinion that everyone should pay for their college level education. In fact, college education can impose a financially heavy burden on the government, which results in shortage of budget for other areas. Furthermore, free education at university level means that a large group of students enter universities, resulting in higher unemployment in college-related jobs and a shortage of workforce in jobs that do not require higher education degrees. Iran, as an example, is suffering a high unemployment rate of 30 percent in university-related jobs.
To sum up, higher education is of great significance in today’s world, and I believe that receiving high quality university education is everyone’s right, but one should make great effort to achieve it, instead of relying on the government.
Nowadays, the importance of
education
, as the engine of development and prosperity of a country, is growing more and more, making the provision of
free
education
a matter of debate. While it
is believed
by
some
that the
government
is responsible for providing
free
education
at all
levels
,
some
argue that
people
, themselves, should pay for secondary
education
. In this essay I will discuss both views and
explain
my support for the latter view.
Some
people
think
that the
government
should provide
free
education
not
only
at primary
level
but
also
at higher
education
. It is obvious that investment in
education
results in development and progress, producing benefit for every member of society. Take The US as an example, for every $1 spent in higher
education
, the state has enjoyed a $7 profit during the last decade.
Moreover
, secondary
education
is
very
costly and a considerable number of
highly
talented students cannot afford to attend
universities
, which in turn can have
negative
effects in a competing world, where the most significant asset of every country is its human capital.
However
,
many
are of the opinion that everyone should pay for their college
level
education
. In fact, college
education
can impose a
financially
heavy burden on the
government
, which results in shortage of budget for other areas.
Furthermore
,
free
education
at
university
level
means that a large group of students
enter
universities
, resulting in higher unemployment in college-related jobs and a shortage of workforce in jobs that do not require higher
education
degrees. Iran, as an example, is suffering a high unemployment rate of 30 percent in university-related jobs.
To sum up, higher
education
is of great significance in
today
’s world, and I believe that receiving high quality
university
education
is everyone’s right,
but
one should
make
great effort to achieve it,
instead
of relying on the
government
.