Some people think young people should be required to have full-time education until they are at least 18 years old. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is believed that minors under 18 should be compelled to receive full-time

education

. Personally, I partially agree with

this

view to the extent that it is practical. The benefits of

such

a policy are clear.

Firstly

, if children obtained full-time

education

,

this

would lower unemployment figures and decrease competition for jobs for the periods when they are at school.

In addition

to combating the unemployment rate, there would be fewer opportunities for children to be involved in juvenile delinquency since they will be engaging in full-time schooling.

Finally

, assuming the

education

content is structured in

such

a way, students could be better prepared for their future

career

and working life since higher

education

is tied up with a high prospect of a

career

path in the eyes of most employers.

For instance

, a medical student needs more than seven years of intensive studying to have a high-flying

career

. Having a full-time

education

would decrease the time spent on

education

later in life.

On the other hand

, there are

also

overt problems to tackle in terms of practicality. The government will incur enormous expenditure for carrying out

such

a plan, which is highly impracticable and unsustainable in some developing countries.

Moreover

, enacting

this

uniform

education

policy may be counterproductive and is likely to inhibit individual development in terms of their

career

path. Take a sanitation worker,

for example

. In

this

case, only a minimal amount of training is required relative to a plastic surgeon.

Finally

, given the high amount of time that students spend in school, a potential manual worker would not have the opportunity to enter society until 18.

As a result

, the lack of workforce, mainly blue-collar and manual jobs, would become increasingly prevalent, eventually leading society into a volatile state. In conclusion, I agree that the provision of full-time schooling for minors is worthwhile, as long as it is relevant to the needs of the students and is economically viable for the country in question.