Why is it, that in the land of the free, nothing is?

Scholarships, schools, and equal opportunity’s... These things all play a major key in how people will live their lives. But should education really be free? 

Most students have been told to ‘get good grades so you can go to college’ and ‘this is when it really counts.’ But do the parents really have the money to send their kids to college? Back in 2014, students in Westminister, England protested on the education policies. They later quoted that they, “believe everyone should have the opportunity to study further, no matter what their background. Today we’ll be marching for free education, to abolish tuition fees, to fight the cuts in the education sector, and to challenge the marketization of education.” 

At National Education Association they are also pushing the government to change to free education laws. Their argument was the past of schooling itself. They explained that, “high school was deemed a luxury but when it became a necessity when it comes to building careers, it became “paid for by public dollars, and treats as a right of all members of our country”. Now, university is more of the same, essential to becoming “a full participant in our democracy”, it deserves the same treatment. Before claiming that it cannot be done, take a look at the following countries: Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Mexico, and Brazil. All of which have succeeded in providing free education for their people. Why is it that, in the land of the free, nothing is? “ 

Growing up, I thought life was great. School was great, my family was great, and my house was great. But when I really thought about myself, I couldn’t picture myself without piles of money, and in a great school. As I got older, I really started to realize that life isn’t just built off of dreams. If I wanted to have those huge piles of money, and a great school, then I would have to work for it. But if we have free education, would people have to work for anything? To make their dreams happen they wouldn’t have to pay large amounts of money. All they would have to do is just go to school. They wouldn’t have to pay for schooling. It all seems great until you think about the teachers, the graduations, the food, and the people that work at the schools. Where would they get their pay? After all, ‘money doesn’t just grow on trees’ does it?   

How many people would take free education for advantage? If you didn’t try your hardest in school at a young age, what would make you have a sudden change in thinking later? If we have free schooling students wouldn’t have to worry about the money, yes. But they wouldn’t really care about their schooling if they didn’t work their tall of it. I think that, yes, schooling shouldn’t be so expensive. But at the same time, if it was totally free, would people even try in school? 

What do you think? 

https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/rqh2000/2018/02/14/why-education-should-be-free/