Debate Outline (con side)

Should Everyone Have the Right to Receive a Good Education at a Minimum Cost?

Introduction

Since from the beginning of the 1990s, the cost of receiving an education has been rising faster than the cost of other products and services (Schoen, 2016). If a student pays a few for their own education cost, taxpayers will pay more for keeping the balance of national finance. The cost of receiving a good education is ever-growing, it is infeasible for the government to provide a minimum-cost education because of the increasing inflation. In terms of educational cost, schools need educational tuitions to attract faculty, provide amenities for the next group of students, and remain the latest facilities to improve educational quality. In terms of students, the high costs of their education can make them take education for granted. It is harmful to receive a minimum-cost education for countries, schools, and individuals.

I. The cost of receiving a good education is more ever-growing than inflation; everyone should pay relative costs for their education to reduce the country’s economic pressure.

A. Amanda Ripley reports in the newspaper, The Atlantic, that American families spend almost $3,370 on education per student, which is over approximately three times than other developed countries. If students pay a few for their own education cost, taxpayers will pay more for education. It would increase taxpayers’ pressure and is disadvantageous for economic growth.

B. Receiving a good education at minimum cost is a vicious circle. If the government requires to offer a minimum-cost education, taxpayers will pay for expenses of education, which would increase taxpayers financial pressure.

1. Furthermore, low-income taxpayers would face financial hardship, and they would not have the ability to provide fees for their children’s growing up, such as healthcare, etc. It still is disadvantageous to educate a student by providing other services for them.

II. Schools need educational tuitions to provide prospective applicants to improve educational quality.

A. Robert Kelchen, a professor of the Educational Department of Seton Hall University, stresses that amenities have become an essential factor for the high-quality educations (Schoen, 2016). Without reasonable payment for education, schools do not have money to bring the latest amenities to students.

B. The Delta Cost Project at American Institutes publishes a comprehensive statement related to college-spending structure, which states that expenses of education have risen from 17% to 20% over the past ten years (Schoen, 2016). The high cost of education should be paid at a minimum cost.

1. Good education needs sports teaching, and recently, the rising cost of education sports involves free coaching costs. This expenses also need students to pay for them.

III. Students should pay for their education without a minimum cost to make them realize the importance of education.

A. Ripley worries that some students would not study hard if they are required to pay a minimum cost of their education. If they receive a good education at a minimum cost, they might drop out earlier than their graduation (Ripley, 2018). People appreciate things that they have paid for or worked for with great devotion, but they might not value things with free.

B. Ellen Andersen points out that one of the essential learning experiences is to know how to manage finances to save money and make a reasonable investment. Basically, without paying for their education, the experience disappears.

Reference List:

Schoen, W. J. (2016, December). Why does a college cost so much? CNBN Newsletter. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/16/why-college-costs-are-so-high-and-rising.html.

Ripley, A. (2018, September). Why is a college in America so expensive? The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-is-college-so-expensive-in-america/569884/.

Andersen, E. (2019, February). Pros and cons of free college tuition. College Raptor. Retrieved from https://www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/affordability-college-cost/pros-cons-tuition-free-college/.

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