It is widely acknowledged that education plays a crucial role on economic development. In order to alleviate the impoverishment in some regions, whether free education of 6 years would be an optimal choice triggers an intense discussion in public. I believe 6-year education would mitigate this situation to some extent, but the poor still need more help from governments in the aspects of longer free educational period and more social welfare.
Admittedly, 6-year education can open a door for the impoverished to skillful job markets. Preliminary abilities including literacy and basic calculation provides a fundamental for them to explore to the other knowledge. Then they are likely to find the jobs that can pay higher salary than the illiterate ones. In this way, they can afford daily necessities and improve their living standard. However, I don’t think 6 years of rudimentary education is adequate. Governments should supplement them with vocational training after the basic education. In facts, most people with disadvantaged background have no time to conduct the further self-study since they depend on those unskilled jobs to make a living. If working skills could be imparted to the poor via training, the poor would become more competent in the competitive job markets. As a result, they can really make a difference.
In additions, financial assistance is as important as the education. In some extremely underdeveloped places where people suffer from famine, it is unfeasible in short term for governments to merely provide free education which needs years to be conducive. Subsidies are more effective in solving the emergency. Moreover, even some residents already equipped with advanced techniques, there are few job opportunities in some remote villages. In this case, the authority should encourage investors to open factories there by tax preference, so that more job opportunities are provided. Therefore, it is obvious that other social welfare is indispensable in both short run and long run.
In conclusion, in order to address the poverty, the basic education itself could not work well. Governments should also put efforts in vocational training and financial aids.
It is
widely
acknowledged that
education
plays a crucial role on economic development. In order to alleviate the impoverishment in
some
regions, whether free
education
of 6 years would be an optimal choice triggers an intense discussion in public. I believe
6-year
education
would mitigate this situation to
some
extent,
but
the poor
still
need more
help
from
governments
in the aspects of longer free educational period and more social welfare.
Admittedly
,
6-year
education
can open a door for the impoverished to skillful
job
markets. Preliminary abilities including literacy and basic calculation provides a fundamental for them to explore to the other knowledge. Then they are likely to find the
jobs
that can pay higher salary than the illiterate ones. In this way, they can afford daily necessities and
improve
their living standard.
However
, I don’t
think
6 years of rudimentary
education
is adequate.
Governments
should supplement them with vocational training after the basic
education
. In facts, most
people
with disadvantaged background have no time to conduct the
further
self-study since they depend on those unskilled
jobs
to
make
a living. If working
skills
could
be imparted
to the poor via training, the poor would become more competent in the competitive
job
markets.
As a result
, they can
really
make
a difference.
In additions, financial assistance is as
important
as the
education
. In
some
extremely
underdeveloped places where
people
suffer from famine, it is unfeasible in short term for
governments
to
merely
provide free
education
which needs years to be conducive. Subsidies are more effective in solving the emergency.
Moreover
, even
some
residents already equipped with advanced techniques, there are few
job
opportunities in
some
remote villages.
In this case
, the authority should encourage investors to open factories there by tax preference,
so
that more
job
opportunities
are provided
.
Therefore
, it is obvious that other social welfare is indispensable in both short run and long run.
In conclusion
, in order to address the poverty, the basic
education
itself could not work well.
Governments
should
also
put efforts in vocational training and financial aids.