University education is a priveledge not a right, why would it be free?
This statement is suggesting that going to uni is not a human right it is something that you choose to do and you are in a priveledged position should you decide to go, as this opportunity is not avaliable to everyone. Some people agree with the idea of massive increases in tuition fees as they think that if you are not working and benefiting the economy you should have to pay for the education you recieve whilst you are not working.
If the increases in tuition fees go ahead then it will directly affect you, should you decide to go to uni! Therefore you should all have an opinion on this issue, tell me what you think ........
Miss Evans
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ReplyDeleteI am totally against the rise in tuition fees, it is penalising the young once AGAIN. People can't afford to go to university's as it is already expensive and not a guarenteed job after qualifying. The living rate is hard to pay for on top of tuition fees will be ridiculous. Students can get grants but recently there is a debate of lowering grant fees, this resulting it much harder to cope finacially paying for universitys, people cant do the jobs they want to do, without getting in debt for atleast the first 15 years of their career constantly paying off the university fees, even so without a guareented job in the outcome of it all. The rate of living is going up and up and as universitys compete with their reputation the price will just get higher and higher, and people our age can not afford it resulting in a decrease of the mass of people attending university. I strongly disagree with increase in tuition fees, it is already too expensive nevermind raising the money. Seriously makes me think that if they raise the tuition fees, is it worth going?
ReplyDeleteI personally dispise the idea of a rise in tuition fees. It is against all equality policies that are put forward and is unfair to impose against young students.
ReplyDeleteFirstly, The Lib Dems have always stood for the fact that tuition fees should be scrap, and nobody should have to pay for education as it isn't meritocratic at all so those in the lower classes will not have a chance to progress even if they have the academic ability. For the Lib Dems to go against something they have always stood for is wrong in itself because it has disenfranchised voters. Clegg has crumbled under the pressure of David Cameron and will do anything for power. His excuse is that "in times of need, key policies must be comprised" BUT..he has been quoted as saying "even in a coalition, i will not drop my university policy" explain that one Mr Clegg?
Secondly, it makes the system more elitist. It will mean that the best universities are not accessible to those who attend state schools and all places will generally go to those from private education, as they can afford it. Why should education be worked on a monetary basis? Surely if it is catering for needs of society, those who are deserved of places in higher jobs should get that. out of the top 25% of jobs, 75% of the people working there are privately educated, it leaves 75% of the jobs to those who may still have the skills, but just because of their private education people look at them as higher. Its wrong. In relation to the afore said tuition fees, in the election i was thinking that i would vote lib dem if i had a vote because of the tuition fees scheme because i agree that nobody should have to pay, if a university wants top grades, then they should pay for it, not the other way round.
Finally, for those who simply can't afford to go now without racking up mass debt, what is going to happen? well, frankly, its just going to get bigger, why should that happen. Surely the coalition should attack those who dodge tax, the ones with non dom status, and those who get money from dodgy deals. Surely they should be the first to be cut down? But no, thats never going to happen. Hopefully Ed Miliband can rip the coalition's ideas apart and show how nonsensical it is to raise tuition fees without sorting everything else out first. I don't think i've been so angry about something for a VERY long time, its stupid, farcical and we need to attack the idea as much as we can. They are attacking students because they are vulnerable, they are just setting out in life and do not fully understand or know the workings of the outside world yet, so to introduce them, Messers Cameron and Clegg intend to scare them into submission and start them off on the wrong foot by giving them at least a £40,000 debt afterwards. Meaning that we won't be able to buy a car, own our own house or go on holiday until our later lives. It is probably worth the expenditure in the long run, but nobody is going to want a student with a lot of money on their head over a 40 year old who has experience, and knows the inner workings of a business. The worst bit of it is the fact we can't do anything as 16 year olds moving onto uni, its sick and wrong. I don't have a clue what I will do, i don't want to go into my life with £40,000 odd debt. But it will be worth doing the course. No way will I ever vote Conservative or Lib Dem if this goes through. That much i know.
I think the rise in the uni fees is just pointless and pathetic. The education in universities aren't getting any better so why pay more to go? The rising tuition fees will lead to more students leaving uni in more debt, and this will take them many years to pay off..is it even worth it? This may also lead to a class divide in universities, with the students which can afford it and the students which can't. Even though university isn't the only option for people, it still would be nice if the government actually thought about the students for a change and not just the money!
ReplyDeleteRelating to the statement 'University education is a priveledge not a right, why would it be free?', I personnally disagree. At the end of the day people try their upmost hardest to achieve the grades to be accepted into their chosen university. Tuition fees to the present day already leave students in masses amount of debt so what good will increasing the cost do? People going to university choosing to be educated in a specific subject therefore society will be benefited, considering there will be a much more intelligent work force. Raising the fees is a ridiculous idea, how can they expect students to afford university if student loans are being decreased yet the fees increased. Students will leave in thousands and thousands of pounds of debt therefore will have to immediately get into a well paid job in order to pay off the debt, yet this does not always happen. Many people for several years gone by have paid an ordinary amount for their higher education so why should we pay triple the amount for the same education?
ReplyDeleteI do not intend on going to university, but i still don't necessarily agree with the rise in tuition fees. I think the fees were already too expensive and as they are now increasing the fees, the number of people going to university will descrease as many may not be able to afford it, or some just wouldn't be prepared to pay it. I do think there should be fees to go to university as if you didn't pay for it, who would? The government wouldn't be able to afford to fund everyone going there and the university wouldn't be able to. Its not like there is a shortage of students at universities, there is actually too many so why would the fees need to increase if there is already a sufficient amount of students attending?
ReplyDeleteI am very much against the rise in tuition fees because with this rise it means that were are basically taking a step backwards and inequality is starting to sneak back into are education again. The rise in tution fees will allow all the students with rich parents to go, but on the other hand a student that might have better grades may not be able to go to the university of there choice because of there money and social background, so this is showing how inequality might re-develop with this rise in tution fees. The rise in tution fees means that you are going go into more debt than you usually would and you are not always gaurenteed a job after you graduate and for those kids that arent as rich as others this means that they have got huge debt to pay off and unable to do so. The raise in tution fees has put serious doubt into my head whether i want to go to university!
ReplyDeleteI think the idea to raise tuition fees is ridiculous. It will make it much harder for people to make the most of their individual abilities, and will reproduce social inequalities again. Also if fees are going to be increased then I believe that students should demand a better quality of education and independent living from the university too. It should work both ways. Also if the tuition fees are raised then this could potentially increase the amount of NEETS in society and lead to a lack of any type of workers in society and the economy. I still want to go to university, however there are some doubts about having to re think where abouts I would like to study because of these rises.
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ReplyDeletePersonally I think that the rise in university tuition fees is an outrage!!! Not only will this desperate-attempt-to-save-the-economy deter many potential,successful students from attending university, but, therefore, it will lead to a dramatic fall in the amount of skilled workers in society and, coincidently, an increase in the amount of unemployment, benefit fraud claims, and general lack of intelligence throughout the whole of England; what started out as a last ditch to save the economy, may be the thing that corrupts it the most!!! Althusser would say that the rise in tuition fees, is an ideological state apparatus to separate the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
ReplyDeleteThis is a disgusting thing! we are losing out many skilled students who can make a change to our country and to our society, all for money? is this right? i dont think so... after working so hard to abolish inequality, it seems that it is still present today, i thought this society we live in was better than that!!!! One Word. Shameful.
ReplyDeletei am totally against the university frees rasising as i think that it is unfair on the people who cant afford to go university but are naturally clever or work hard to get good grades. this is a total discrimination towards working class people. x
ReplyDeleteI am extreamly against the rise in tuition fee's for uni because if you decide to go to uni then you wont be in a well paid job at the time so you then will have to take out a student loan which can be up to £1000's as it will be to pay for things like for education, accomodation and food, which you will then have to pay off in the future and it will be extremly hard to do as you arnt even guarenteed a job once finished uni and many people once qualified dont find a job that are suitable for them. I think that going to uni should be free as education has been free up to the age of 18! I think if the tuition fees go ahead then many people will choose not to go uni as they just wont be able to afford it, this also affects the lower class backgrounds as they will not get the same opportunities as the ones who can afford to pay!
ReplyDeleteI am also against tuition fees for university students as this will cause discrimination for the working class. The only families that will be able to pay these huge fees will be the middle classes and therefore it is unfair. It will also mean that students will need to take huge loans to pay for their fees and then when they are able to start work they will spend years paying this debt back. Also the university students are not guaranteed jobs even with their university education.Everyone should have access to university education and it should be made this a fair system for all classes.
ReplyDeleteI totally disagree with the rise in tuition fees! The reason for this is because its producing inequality in education again and its unfair as its not allowing people who are cabale and with good grades to go to uni for those who are unable to afford the fee's. This is then not allowing them to achieve and succeed to the best of their ablitity and fulfil in everything that they can in education. It is also biased towards the working class. Soceity will also be at a disadvantage to this as the workforce will become less skilled and have less knowledge due to this rise.
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