As a student, and as a dual citizen of the U.S and canada, the thoughts of where to go for post secondary education are wide open and very prevalent as graduation grows closer. As any american citizen, or really anyone who has considered schooling there knows, it is not exactly the most realistic place to go for a post secondary education. The amount of student debt in the United States has become almost a joke because of just how impossible it is to manage and how unrealistic the idea of an average student leaving without crippling debt has become. As someone who is directly affected by the the high cost of schooling in the U.S and whose future is being impacted by the feeling of not being able to affordably live or get an education there, I will be looking into the history of paid education in the U.S, as well as the pros and cons.
The idea of publicly funded post secondary education is not new by any stretch. In fact it was one of America's founding fathers, John Adams, who said in 1785 that ¨[t]he whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and must be willing to bear
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Even if there were no entry costs for the schools, students would still have to pay for housing and resources to use, and without the tuition costs to help fund the school there is a good chance the cost of these would go up to make up some of the difference. There is also the concern that if schooling is open to everyone, it will not be taken as seriously. This could be a problem for students who are unable to fit in the school or put on waiting lists because it has been filled with people who are only there because they can be, and not because they actually want to learn. If education becomes less valued it could also mean that a diploma or a degree could not be considered enough qualification for a good career if they become so easy to
College is thought of as what every parent wants for their child, so they can go off andmake something of themselves. For the most part, this is true. Those who attend college arebetter off than those who do not, on average, earning far more than their undereducatedcounterparts. College is a worthwhile investment and should be pursued by all who have thechance because it helps students further their knowledge, it is a place to find who you are, and itgives them a different perspective of the world.College is worth the cost because if college was available for everybody and collegedegrees were handed out as commonly and at the same rate as high school diplomas then collegewould not be that special. Therefore, college would just be an extension of high school. Ifanyone could get their hands on a degree, how would you be able to get the job you want? It isbetter for college to cost money because if a student really wants to attend college and furthertheir education, they should have already been willing to pay or to find a way to pay for collegeto get the upper hand on the general
Next year, Chile will do the same. Finland, Norway, Sweden and many other countries around the world also offer free college to all of their citizens..” Also, other countries have higher test scores than the United States of America. So shouldn’t we be following these other countries education system? The youth is going to be our future, so we want our future to be heading in the right direction. Even though people might say, public colleges and universities might become less worried about wasteful spending since they won't have to compete with other schools on cost. That could strain public budgets even further. Here is the weakness, Is a College Education Worth It? “People would have more freedom to contribute their talents, try new ideas, and pursue the lives they want if they didn't have to start off in debt or stay stuck in a low-wage job. This could lead to happier people and happier people could lead to a happier, more prosperous nation as a whole.” People would have more freedom to try new things and not have to worry about any funds. I am not disagreeing with the fact that every person wouldn’t take that their college opportunities serious, but there are students that are not in college today waiting for an opportunity for something as breathtaking
For the past decade, The United States has stressed the importance of college education, to those seeking employment, and better careers. For most people, college is the logical next step in education, as it provides a working knowledge of a desired field and opens the door to many opportunities, but college has become increasingly more expensive as time goes on. Many people feel that college is no longer an option financially. Even with financial aid and scholarships, the cost of a college education can still be very taxing. This is due to massive price increase across the boards, but the main issue on most people’s minds is the debt that will be acquired from higher education.
... through the years after the Great Depression the Unites States staked a claim in the educational advancement of its citizenship in order to build a strong economy. However, unlike years past, public ownership and support of higher education has decreased in the face of growing inflation and the nations changing economy.
Why should we be allowed to have the opportunity to have free higher education or decrease the cost of it? Going to college should be our right and cost of tuition should not affect our decision on whether to go or not. The ability to have free higher education with little or no cost can open the door and create many great different paths for us. The more education we have, the more opportunities grow, but that can’t happen to all of us due to tuition costs or even being in debt with loans for not being able to have the money to being with. With tuition being eliminated or decreased, people would attend college more not saying a lot would, but just the fact that more people would consider college. Germany abolished tuition which provides a model for the United
Because of this, graduation numbers might drop, or the people who do graduate may not be as well prepared for the workforce. Yes, there are still entry requirements that limit the amount of students allowed into the school, but much of the drive for the students comes from the fact that they are paying a lot of money to be there. Also, giving away college education would almost certainly do the opposite of what people want it to do, which is give more money to students from richer families than from poorer ones. It isn’t that they want to necessarily take money from the richer families, but they want to give poorer families more opportunities to get money. “Without a dramatic overhaul of how we understand student benefits, making college more or entirely free would most likely boost the wealth of college attendees without securing any important egalitarian gains.”
The education system has been changing in recent years and the same problems that existed continue to get worse as years pass. Problems that were seen as minor at first have now grown. How to change the public higher education system has been a major topic of discussion but there has still been no major action taken. We struggle to figure out how much funding is needed for higher education and where it should come from. Our people continue to suffer from an underfunded high cost system. The wealthy minority of people continue to be the only ones accounted for and it is time to change this. We need to adapt to the changes and the costs that continue to rise. It is time to help the struggling middle and lower classes. I believe that the best
Public School Systems are cheating American kids out of an education. A high school diploma indicates what students learn in achieving it, but in reality students have been learning and earning greatly less as the years have gone by. As a former public school student myself, I know we are not given the same opportunities are students in private schools. Public school students have been told that the reason our education is limited is because of funding but in the video it states that public school spend more money than private schools and still not have a better outcome. More money hasn’t improved schools. So, what’s the real problem?
A perfect solution is hard to reach without giving up many other resources, which seems to be a constant theme in the economic universe. What is important to remember is that the topic of private vs public education is a normative one, and that even if it seems that you are ‘right’, it is simply an opinion in a vast pool of others who agree or disagree.
This worldwide issue is a very plausible topic that can be changed. These two ideas, tuition in the United States and tuition abroad, will be the focus of this article as well as how these issues can be
These students attending public schools are our nation’s future. Is the amount of funding given to public education enough to supply each student with their individual needs? Public education received 664 million dollars in the 2014-2015 school year. Eight percent of that funding came from the federal government, 47% came from state resources, and the remaining 45% came from local resources (The condition of Education).
Education is meant to be the key to a successful life. It is supposed to inspire great ideas, and prepare each and every generation for their future. However, school for today 's generation fails to meet those requirements. Every student knows education is important, but when school is not engaging or in some cases, even relevant, it makes learning difficult. Improving the school system is something educators attempt to accomplish every year. Despite their best efforts, there are numerous flaws students see, but adults overlook. There is a lack of diversity for students to learn, an overabundance of testing, and students’ voices are being ignored on how to create a more productive learning experience.
Education is one of the greatest determinants. Relatively simply, the more schooling people have the better their health is likely to be. Though closely linked to income and occupation, the evidence indicates education exerts the strongest influence on health. This has been demonstrated in multiple facets over the past forty years. For instance, further formal education displays a frequent correlation with lower death rates; less education the opposite. In addition, studies show higher levels of risky health behaviors such as smoking and obesity, to be associated with less schooling (Freudenberg & Ruglis, 2007). As such, finishing secondary school has become a useful measure of educational attainment due to its influence on health.
Imagine a family, a family that has it all. Good neighborhood, schooling, and robust health. Everything seems to be going right for this family, then all of a sudden one event changes the course of their future forever. The father makes a poor business investment which causes the family to loose their savings. Now that all of the savings are gone and they are living off check to check, they need to cut back on wasteful spending. The kids may need to attend a lower public school than the normal private school they once attended, thus causing them not to learn or advance at a level that they once could. Within the span of what could be not more than a year or two, this family has went from having a stable life to a family that is on the verge
College education is expensive and the cost is increasing year by year. The average published tuition, fees, room, and board for an in-state students enrolled full time at public four-year colleges and universities in 2014–2015 was $18,943 (College Board). Just Imagine what these numbers will look like in the next few years they could rise up to 40 thousand in the next five to ten years. In a recent study, research suggests that the labor market consequences of graduating from college in a sloppy economy are large and negative (Elsevier). In the united states the economy is doing well, but some parts of the united states, can still improve drastically because there are still places like this people who live there cannot move on and make their lives wealthier. Many companies in the United States do not consider many citizen for computer science jobs just because they did not acquire a bachelor’s degree...