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University education should be free to everyone, regardless of income. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#university #education #income
Education
 and knowledge have now become a very powerful and a vital tool globally. Some say higher
education
 should be made free of charge while the others believe it should not be. I am in favour of the latter, as I strongly believe that, by charging for higher studies will ensure
money
 spent on a student does not go to waste.
To begin
 with, In my opinion all students should be given the opportunity in
education
 while ensuring the
money
 spent is re-payed back. To put it differently, regardless of the family financial background or the social status all pupils who pass out from high schools should be given an equal opportunity to enter and pursue higher studies.
This
 will ensure that no one is left out and
also
 these students will get a chance of a lifetime.
However
, the governments should make sure during
this
 period pupils can learn with a free mind and come out as graduate who can enter the local workforce. The
money
 owed to the
government
 could
then
 be re-payed back as an instalment scheme.
For example
,
government
Suggestion
the government
 of Australia has a similar structure of their
education
 system.
This
 will be a financially viable option for the
government
 to maintain a high
education
Suggestion
educational
 standard and
also
 ensure the tax payers
money
 is well spent.
However
, others who oppose the above argument say that, young students will already be in debt even before they start their adult life. While I agree with
this
 argument, I
also
 believe that if pupils get full-free
education
 that they will abuse and will not have a value for what has been given to them. With the
government
 repayment structure, students will learn attributes
such
 as, to be focused, taking responsibility and above all they will learn that their actions may have detrimental consequences in the future.
For instance
,
although
education
 is completely free in Sri Lanka a portion of university students have been going on a picketing campaign asking for more free benefits from the
government
 which I think is absurd. In conclusion, I strongly believe that
education
 should not be free and by charging, the governments can ensure quality of
education
 is kept at higher levels as well as ensure that tax payers
money
 is well spent on. The
money
 spent on each individual student,
however
, should be earned back in latter stage in life, especially when they can stand on their own.

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