 

 81070700531              
              194921                 
        63     
      38  




 In times of recession, when the economy is in dire straits, the question of free, widely-accessible education has turned up once again and seems to be of profound importance. Some people are likely to make free education accessible to everyone, others support the idea of either partial or full tuition.
I am inclined to support the latter view. Strange though it may seem, free education, in my opinion, does not provide for equal chances. People coming from the countryside, or generally from the underdeveloped regions of the country have much less education opportunities than those from big metropolitan areas. They have to overcome various obstacles on their way, most of them of financial nature. It must be said that the existing systems of financial aid are highly ineffective and the money is ill-distributed. 
by contrast, education that is not free has several major advantages, as well for the students, as for the constantly underfinanced universities. apart from better financial-aid systems, it enables creation of incentives, such as grants for the best students, which contribute to educating better-skilled, competitive professionals. 
To conclude, the notion of free education for all is a popular fallacy. The salient truth is that it is neither free, nor accessible for all. A wisely designed educational system can be a great alternative to free education, actually offering better opportunities to the students. 


