Free Education: A need?

-

Free Education: A need?

(By Suhana Ahmed ) 

Image By:- Sukriti Singh


Education is said to be the most important aspect of the growth of a nation, the stronger the education system is, the better the chances of development and the more the educated people, the faster the growth rate is.

Besides all, education is everyone's human right and everyone deserves to get the equal opportunity to study and learn, and when something is a person's right, it should be given to them howsoever and without any expectations. Given the condition of the economy of the major part of the country, not everyone has the funds to pursue education.

In the race called life, we all did not start from the same point. Life hasn’t been equal to everyone. On one hand, where someone is born with the silver spoon having all the luxury one could think of. And on the other hand, someone is just struggling to get basic food and shelter. 

 We have been failing to equalise this system for ages. The fastest step to equalise it can start from equalising the education system. Everyone should have equal and free access to education. If not complete education, at least some level of elementary education should be made free. 


Pros of free education:


  1. Guaranteed Education

 This way we can guarantee a certain level of education to everyone. People struggle for getting education and most of them are not able to get their children educated. The wages they earn hardly cover their livelihood. For them, education is still a farfetched thing.

 Free education is important because it guarantees some level of education even for the poorest.


  1. A way to secure future

 Education is the key to a safe life. There are a lot of job opportunities for an educated person. One can switch their work more swiftly when they are educated but it is difficult for uneducated people, they have to stick to a limited number of less paid jobs. 


  1. Better outlook on life

 Education gives the ability to think about different aspects of life, know and understand things better and analytically. 


  1.  Increased employment

 When everyone will have access to education, their eligibility for various jobs automatically increases and they get more chances of getting employment.


  1. Creates equality

 When education access for everyone is equal, there is a sense of equality that generates within the minds of people. Besides, equal space for every job profile is created.


  1. Students can pursue their interests

 There will not be different fees for different educational courses and hence everyone will have the opportunity to choose whatever they feel like. Switching from one job to another would also be so easy.


  1. The Wage difference will decrease.

 People will generate respect and value for every kind of job and hence they will pay them what they actually deserve and this will decrease the wage difference between different profiles of jobs.


How free education is provided

 Certainly, nothing is free. It just means that it will be bored by the public through taxes. So, when the education will be made free obviously taxes will be levied on the public to cover the expenses to provide that. 


Countries providing free education

 There are plenty of countries that provide free education for everyone. A few even provide free education even to foreign students. Germany, Norway, Finland and New Zealand are some examples of them. There are a lot of people from other countries willing to study in these countries. 

 Even after providing education for free, people don’t face any crisis like situation because of the balance between work and life. 

 These countries also come in some of the top countries in terms of happiness. 

When we live with the belief that everyone has the right to education and equal opportunities, then we need to admit that everyone should be provided that without any discrimination and we need to grow together for the nation to grow. Thus, turning education into a business is neither valid nor just.


We should be someone who takes everyone together and the government has the responsibility to fulfill the right to education for everyone, by funding or sponsoring at least the poor masses who are thriving to live even a day. We need to learn and teach. That is the only way forward for everyone together.


“Education is not a luxury but a basic need” and that is why knowledge is meant to share and not sold.





Disclaimer:-

The opinions expressed in this article are the personal opinions of the author. The facts and opinions appearing in the article do not reflect the views of Light de Literacy and LDL does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.



An NGO, run by group of socially active, determined & educated youths, aims to educate underprivileged children.

Comments

Post a Comment

Thanks for reading, drop your valuable comments & feedback...

Some Popular Posts

Will there be the End of Mother Earth?

-
Image
THE DOMINANT NATURE OF HUMAN BEINGS - Will there be the End of Mother Earth? ( by Mehak Datta) "We are living on this planet as if we have another one to go” Aren't we humans so great? We got everything! Sense to feel, love, care for our loved ones, show our emotions and more over we can speak and communicate to our own things but still we are facing so much. Have we ever thought even after having all things with us, we still fail to love the most important thing because of which we are alive? “Our Nature”! Why do we forget that whatever we are, is because of nature? Without it, we found not even be able to survive. We all know the ongoing scenario of world right now; we all facing pandemic situation and are locked inside our houses. We are feeling caged and want to step out of our houses. We are so bored being in four walls in just couple of months so just think about the animals we keep in zoos for our entertainment. Do we think even once before caging them into four walls a
Read more

Child Labor No Time No Play

-
Image
CHILD LABOR NO TIME NO PLAY ( by Adesh Sharma ) Child labor has become the biggest problem in our country. Even after so many Independence Day, we still get to see child labor in our country, which is an embarrassing scene. We have to stop them as much as possible. Our government should also take a hard step against child labor. What is child labor? What are the causes of child labor? How can we stop it? What are the government policies to stop child labor? I will discuss all of the topics in our article. WHAT IS CHILD LABOR:- Child labor is a termite that is hollowing out our country from the inside which we see daily and ignore it. We get to see child labor at hotels every day. Child laborers mostly became orphan children after the parents die there is no one to look after orphaned child then what they do for their living, therefore, they choose child labor We help to choose them child labor because no one supported their children’s after their parents die. No one gives them food wit
Read more

Why recycling should be necessary?

-
Image
Why recycling should be necessary? ( by Neha Soni ) Why should we recycle? A question that is always around us but we fantastically ignore it. So why do we do that? Why don’t we recycle things or at least make some habits in our schools, colleges, or workplace that will segregate the recyclable products? The answer is simple- we are either not bothered or not have enough knowledge of the importance of recycling. Recycling is a process in which waste materials are converted into new materials and products. The new products which are formed are used, again get recycled and the cycle repeats. This is done to prevent excessive usage of raw materials and will help us in preserving the environment. Recycling is one of the main components of a waste management system and is the third component of the “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste motto. Thus, recycling aims at environmental sustainability by substituting staple inputs into recyclable waste outputs.   Products which can be recycled a
Read more

Role of Organic Farming

-
Image
What is the role of organic farming in making future of Agriculture? ( by Neha Soni ) Agriculture is one of the leading sources of food within the World. Human has sacrificed its natural resources for economic development from the period of human civilization to the trendy world. Within the evolutionary period of agriculture, people used the practice of slash and burn agriculture, commonly called Jhum cultivation, where farmers cut down the trees of the forest and burn the plant remains. The ash is employed as a fertilizer and therefore the land is then used for farming or cattle grazing. After cultivation, the area is left for several years to permit its recovery. The farmers then advance to other areas and repeat the method. In earlier days, when Slash and Burn cultivation was in prevalence, enough time-gap was given specified that the land recovered from the effect of cultivation. With increasing population, and repeated cultivation, this recovery phase is completed away with, lea
Read more

How to Stop Wasting Water?

-
Image
            How to Stop Wasting Water? (By Sravani Binkam) Image By:- Shrut Kapadia Water covers about 71% of our earth that’s the reason why it’s so crucial to understanding and to change the climate. One of the most common ways in which people waste water by leaving the water running when brushing their teeth, shaving, showering, washing the dishes. Turn the tap off as soon as you start brushing, shaving, washing the dishes. For washing the dishes, we have one sink with clean water and one with soapy water. By using this tip, we can reduce water wastage. The average person wastes 30 glasses of water every day. Our toilet could be flushing away up to 5 gallons of water every time we flush. People tend to flush every time the toilet is used, which can waste hundreds of glasses a week. Using a pipe to wash the car can use up gallons of water. If we leave the hose running, then it can end up wasting almost 150 gallons of water. However, if we use a small bucket and sponge to wash the car
Read more

World Environment Day

-
Image
World Environment Day ( by Aadesh Sharma ) Greeting to all I hope you all are good. You all know today is World Environment day. World Environments day is celebrated with full of enthuses all over the world. Everyone is participating in this day and encourage the world towards the importance of the environment. The World Environment day is also a "day of people" to do something to protect our environment. This DAY provides us a platform to do something and promote and encourage our resources of environments. During to this pandemic time, our government has decided to organize an online event. So now we all have the responsibility to take participate in an event to promote them by sharing our new idea regarding the environment.  World environment day is the annual event in the world which is organized under the United Nation.  The main focus of World Environment Day is to create awareness among the people to take action regarding the protection of the environment. This day was
Read more