"Almost everyone agrees the cost of higher education is at crisis levels – and the pain hits home regardless of political party."
The struggles continues. More and more students end up in unbelievably high debts after college, and some fail to graduate. What does it mean for that student? Well, for one, students who fail to meet requirements for graduation end up dropping out. Not only does this student fail to receive his degree, but he also has to return all loans and financial aid. I know what you're thinking, "he's screwed". Yes, many students are suffering due to the high cost of education. The media portrays college as a place of non-stop partying and getting wasted. In reality, students are suffering, being forced to even get a side job just to make ends meet.
Some believe that education should be free. But if education was free, then everyone would be a genius. Colleges would not have the funds to pay for teachers and staffs to run the facility. Free education would be great, but we also have to keep in mind that schools give jobs. Free education would just lead to disaster, jobs will be lost, and in the end no one learns anything. I believe that pushing for lower cost of education would be the best bet. The push for lower cost of education could mean spending a little bit more money for the government, but the US is spending money in outrageous things so why not spend a little bit on education? Students would be forced to focus more on making good grades instead of worrying about how they could pay their tuition. Lowering the cost in education would lead to more students, which in turn would lead to a very intelligent country. Education is not an excuse for the government to make money on, education is life. Without it, we would fail to advance into a better country. According to the Revolution, "fewer new buildings equal less cost: less cost to build, less cost to operate." With the use of the internet, cost can also be cut down. There are many ways in lowering the cost of education, but the question lies not on how they can push this, but when?
I really like this article about education. I think that my colleagues’ ideas of lowering the cost of education are great but how much lower? How would we be able to do this without chaos? My colleague does not give clear ways we could do this. As much as I agree with the idea, we should come up with ways to make it happen.
ReplyDeleteWell I think, cutting the cost of how much we spend on each individual class would make a big difference. Of what I understand, the money that we pay goes to professors pay, the staff, and everything to do with the school. I think the more money could come from the government. Seeing how a lot of taxes go to things that a lot of citizens don’t even support. Try and find someone that doesn’t support education! It is a pretty slim chance you could find one. A place we could potentially take government spending away from is through Medicare and OBAMA care. It is not that I disagree with these things; it’s that a lot of people take advantage of the system. If we just severely limited the use and abuse of these benefits then more money could go towards education, thus, lowering tuition.