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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.
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