Over recent years, more and more people have been attending university and arguments have persisted as to whether students should pay for this privilege not. Although there are convincing arguments on both sides, I strongly believe that it should be free.
One argument put forward in favour of charging students is that education is becoming more expensive to fund as universities grow in size. Consequently, making students pay may maintain standards and ensure the quality of the teaching. In addition, it is argued that most students benefit from university in terms of higher paid jobs, so it is fair that they pay for at least some of the cost, especially given that the majority of students attending university are from the middle classes. Last but not least, in many countries, there is a shortage of people to do manual jobs such as plumbing and carpentry, so making university more expensive may encourage people to take up these jobs.
However, there are a number of arguments in favour of making university education free for all. Firstly, it will encourage more people to attend and this will benefit society. This is because it will lead to a more productive and educated workforce. Research has generally shown that those countries that have a better educated population via university have higher levels of innovation and productivity. In addition, there is the issue of equality of opportunity. If all students are required to pay, those on a low income may be dissuaded from attending, thus making it unfair. The reason for this is that they will likely not be able to secure financial support from their family so they will be concerned about the debts they will incur in the future.
In conclusion, I am of opinion that all education should remain equally available to all regardless of income. This is not only fair, but will also ensure that countries can prosper and develop into the future with a well-educated workforce.
Over recent years, more and more
people
have been attending
university
and
arguments
have persisted
as to whether
students
should
pay
for this privilege not. Although there are convincing
arguments
on both sides, I
strongly
believe that it should be free.
One
argument
put forward in
favour
of charging
students
is that education is becoming more expensive to fund as
universities
grow in size.
Consequently
, making
students
pay
may maintain standards and ensure the quality of the teaching.
In addition
, it
is argued
that most
students
benefit from
university
in terms of higher paid jobs,
so
it is
fair
that they
pay
for at least
some of the
cost,
especially
given
that the majority of
students
attending
university
are from the middle classes. Last
but
not least, in
many
countries, there is a shortage of
people
to do manual jobs such as plumbing and carpentry,
so
making
university
more expensive may encourage
people
to take up these jobs.
However
, there are a number of
arguments
in
favour
of making
university
education free for all.
Firstly
, it will encourage more
people
to attend and this will benefit society. This is
because
it will lead to a more productive and educated workforce. Research has
generally
shown that those countries that have a better educated population via
university
have higher levels of innovation and productivity.
In addition
, there is the issue of equality of opportunity. If all
students
are required
to
pay
, those on a low income may
be dissuaded
from attending,
thus
making it unfair.
The reason for this is
that they will likely not be able to secure financial support from their family
so
they will
be concerned
about the debts they will incur in the future.
In conclusion
, I am of opinion that all education should remain
equally
available to all regardless of income. This is not
only
fair
,
but
will
also
ensure that countries can prosper and develop into the future with a well-educated workforce.