Will Free Public College Make a Difference? “Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world” argues Nelson Mandela. Many students after high school want the chance to go to college, but the expense in furthering their education is their drawback. In some countries around the world and back in our nation’s history, young people seeking higher education could attend public colleges for free. Today, the price of attending a public college is causing people to stop enrolling in a University and just taking a job after high school. While it is true that someone can make, a decent living getting a job after high school, one’s education is more important and should be free of cost for everyone. With a free education, America’s fate is going forward, graduates are able to contribute to the economy, and three social classes will not be separated as badly. While public college tuition is decreasing, America’s fate is increasing. According to Arthur Checkering’s student development theory “developing mature interpersonal relationships” is one of the seven stages that happen at college. Americans are the most innovative people in the world. If more students after high school went to college they would gain interpersonal relationship skills. Furthermore, this would lead the United States as not having the most innovative people. A Study in 2009 found that “16 to 24-year-old high school drop-outs were 63% more likely to be incarcerated than those with a bachelor’s
Should college be free? A current universal problem poses this question. In today’s world, full of public education standards that hold students maybe too high and in a generation bogged down by student debt, this issue qualifies as a problem more than many are maybe even willing to admit. While the prospect of free college proposes excellent ideals such as a stronger and smarter generation, no student loan problems, and a higher educated society, the truth may actually lie in the reality that making college free would do more hindrance than good and is not the answer to these problems. Free college would increase economic problems, according to Andrew P. Kelly, who says it would only shifts the cost to someone else. As well, it would also hinder our education system. Michael J. Petrilli writes that making college free would “probably shift billions of dollars a year from programs that help talented poor kids access higher education and improve our schools”. Although the concept of free higher education is becoming appealing to the general population, it ultimately would create more problems than it solved and do virtually nothing of huge significance to increase the level of intelligence in modern society.
One of my favorite characters from Divine Right's Trip was Estelle. She was different then D.R. in that she was not searching for the meaning of life like him. She was much more at peace with herself and the lifestyle she was living. She was very smart and calculated her decisions most of the time. This helped her to survive but also was her major limitation. She never allowed herself to look for anything better or feeling like she deserved better. This also caused her challenge of always being on her own and having to fend for herself. Estelle is always making sure to protect herself and this ended up being her motivation as well. She was motivated to survive. Her resourcefulness was seen early on at the campsite. “In fifteen minutes she has
Having free college education may seem like an amazing idea at the first glance. However, because of the unique structure and the current economic situation of United State, raising taxes or heavy involvement of government in this issue most likely cause more damage and have consequences specially on middle class and working class than goods.
In the past, President Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to address free public education in 1877 (Sanders A.23). Hayes simply believed education was the basis for full political and economic participation, and full participation was the basis for a prosperous economy. Therefore, education should be free and available to everyone regardless of their background (Sanders A.23). By the 1950’s, a family with only one breadwinner could graduate from high school and move straight into a decent-paying job with good benefits, buy a house, raise a family, and pay for their children’s education. Unfortunately, that American dream is not a possibility for most Americans today (Sanders A.23). To get to the middle class, the pathway is through a higher education; however, with the rising cost of a higher education and cost of living, it is becoming more and more
Barack Obama’s idea of free-tuition college will indeed help millions of people attend college and many doors will open for those that could not afford college before. In addition to the article “Savvier middle- and upper-middle-class students could be competing for spots with low-income students,” student named Sequeiros said, “One population ends up pushing out another.” in other words it will limit the incoming amount of students enrolling in college. If college is free, than colleges needs to be free to all and
With the shockingly high number of student debt in America, it is no wonder why people constantly look for alternatives to make education cheaper.Certainly, higher education is in need of reformation. However, it should not come at the expense of dollars from people who pay taxes. In theory, free college sounds fantastic, but it must be understood that this luxury is not free. The money would come from people who pay taxes, which is evidently twisted as a majority of people do not value higher education. They should not be forced to pay for something that is optional in one’s life. People will be paying for free college for the rest of their lives in taxes. Moreover, free college removes the incentive of valuing education in high school. There
A high school diploma is a prerequisite for many entry- level jobs. There are numerous public schools in New York City that offer twelve years of education free to students from all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. After one has graduated from public school, he or she may want to continue his or her education and go on to college. A college degree opens the door to more job prospects than would a high school degree. The federal and state governments offer students money based on students’ financial need, but the cost of college does not just stop at the cost of tuition. Students have to pay for room and board, transportation, textbooks and a multitude of other essentials to cover their everyday needs. All of these costs add up and can discourage many students from going to college or force students
President Barack Obama is proposing a plan that would allow community colleges to become more accessible for lower income households, who may not have the means to pay for higher forms of education. This issue on whether to focus and divert most of governmental funds to community colleges has sparked a lot of controversy throughout the nation. The United States is known as one of the most influential countries, with the strongest military defenses the world has ever seen. But by pushing for lower tuition prices or even free college tuition it requires a decision that looks at all sides of the spectrum. Powerful men like Nelson Mandela have said, “Education is one of the most powerful weapons which you can use to change the world”; however, education does come with a high price that most Americans are not willing to pay for. Although providing a higher form of education to low income households will increase the number of educated people within our communities; however, it will not compensate for the negative effects on our society.
relatively poor families not only well past the income achieved by their parents but also past the income achieved by many of their peers with more advantaged family backgrounds who did not obtain equivalent education” (Isaacs, Sawhill, & Haskins 34). To put it in another way, obtaining a degree is the best way, perhaps the only way, to possess economic stability. Now, if we look at it from the country’s perspective, education can be part of the solution to the wealth gap, because the occurrence of poverty in the United States is directly related to educational level. A college degree is the ticket to the middle class and beyond. Today, obviously, the idea that everyone should attend to college is indisputable. But there is definitely nothing magical about its price. As higher education institutions keep on rising its tuitions and fees.
How would you feel if money were no object when it comes to obtaining something you really want, and know it will be of great benefit to you in exchange? In fact, what if I told you that a post secondary education can be of no cost to you or your parents, meaning no high interest rates, or additional fees to pay back. All you need is the desire to better your circumstances. No loan applications and debt required! Well, I wish that had been offered this proposition before graduating high school, and not worry about whether or not my parents could afford to send me to a traditional 4-year college. We are all currently sitting in this classroom to satisfy one of many required courses in hopes to obtain a diploma in return. Some may even be looking to transfer into a 4-year college or university. Unfortunately, the cost of college education is expensive and for many is a deterrent, and loans do not make it any more enticing. The burden in repaying student loans is enough to discourage many from ever stepping foot into a college classroom. However, as demands to fill high-paying positions in the job market increases, many are going vacant as most require college degrees. For many Americans today, high costs of colleges make it difficult to consider. Today I would like to talk about first, the problems of high costs in post secondary education, second, how this proposal has been a debate, especially among recent presidential hopefuls, and finally how a community with tuition-free
Ms. Jones’ students of 6th period, do you really want to live in a country where in order to seek higher education to eventually obtain a job, you must pay thousands of dollars to do so? I certainly do not. As prospective students—people who will attend college in the future— we all dream about free university and many might consider if college is even worth it.Coming from someone who is just like every single student in this class; I am sure you all will agree that public college should be virtually free.
In a world where blue-collar jobs are considered unappealing by many, an increasing amount of individuals have begun to choose to attend college in the hopes of achieving prestigious positions in the white-collar industry. Unfortunately, however, one’s decision to further their education at post-secondary school can have one rather drastic unforeseen consequence: thousands of dollars’ worth of debt. As a result of this growing “epidemic” plaguing college students around the nation, rallying cries for free higher education have begun to spring up throughout the country. But, for as many logical, thought-out arguments that exist in support of free college, there are just as many against it. In fact, as highlighted in Dissent Magazine’s
In recent debate senator Bernie Sanders had suggested to impose the College For All Act. As President, Bernie Sanders will fight to make sure that every American who studies hard in school can go to college regardless of how much money their parents make and without going deeply into debt. This act would result in free tuition for all undergraduate students. Now this act may cause a bit more harm than it would do good. The social stratification in the United States is based off of roughly six social classes; upper class, new money, middle class, working class, working poor and poverty. Based off the same principle that general education is today, in which
My argument is that the states should not be allowed to provide free government education. If states made college education free it would either greatly increase taxes, or make the state owe a tremendous sum of money. The college has bills to pay and those costs don't go away as soon as college become free for certain individuals. It cannot be said that college education is free, it can only be said that the college education is being paid for by someone else. In Grove City College v. Bell the private college saw that most of their students used federal aid to pay for their college tuition which was not something they wanted, so they tried using Title IX of the Constitution and failed. Why did this college not want to give people a free college
Over the years, college fees have gradually risen for high school graduates. It’s been said that most jobs with a college degree earn almost double of what a high school graduate would earn. Many people all over the country have been unable to go to college because of these high fees for education. Some people think that your future shouldn’t be controlled by the amount of money you pay. If these fees continue to increase, then no one will be able to attend college. Higher education for free will increase productivity within students because they can get a good job, college is now a prerequisite, and college worthy jobs have great salaries.