In the U.S. society, it seems that our school systems are taking a negative turn; the road that will pave the way for your educational future is based mainly on how much money you can spend on the best schools in order to get the best education. The U.S. Society has set up the educational system so that people of higher class, people who have the most money, will have an easier advance to success, while lower class citizens, people with not as much money are more likely to fall behind because there are not as many educational opportunities for them. There are a large number of expensive private schools that may offer a better education that a wealthy person would be able to afford with ease, but someone of middle, or even a low class family would have great difficulty sending their child to these schools without a scholarship that there are so few of anyway. Schools do not tend to give out many scholarships, they may give out 1 for every 100 students so for people who are not fortunate enough to receive a scholarship, they are limited to attending public schools where they may not receive all the attention and help that they need.…
College tuition has risen immensely in recent years, in fact, students in the United States tend to spend four times as much money on college than other people in…
1. The Debt Bubble Student loan debt is in the trillions now. Although there has been some talk about finding ways to reduce the costs of college - New York State just made tuition free, for example - college is still very expensive for most students right now. On average, students graduate now with more than $30,000 in debt. Many find that this amount of…
Student Loan Debt and the Economy Ever since the idea of going to college was created students have always worried about how they were going to pay for it. In 1958 the government thought of a solution and the first federal loans for college were introduced (New America Foundation). shortly after former students started to struggle with paying them back, 57 years later students are still fighting the same battle. with interest rates and the costs of tuition rising students are still encountering the same hassle if not even worse.…
Many American students suffer with college debt. The average student that graduates with a bachelor’s degree leaves the university with more than $30,000 in debt. Students that graduate with graduate degrees can end up leaving their universities with more than $100,000 in debt. Living with that type of debt has caused many Americans to put a lot of the plans they had post- graduation on hold. Average people have a hard time paying bills and living day to day already and with the added stress of school loans for many it can become unbearable.…
Most students end up going to very expensive schools and get up to their eyeballs in debt. According to the Institute for College Access and Success, “Seven in 10 seniors (68%) who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2015 had student loan debt, with an average of $30,100 per borrower. This represents a 4% increase from the average debt of 2014 graduates.”…
Write about a privilege you have earned. Some privileges I have earned are, having a house, being able to go to school, and having electronics. I do think these are privileges. There are people all over the world who don't have a house. There are people all over the world who aren't able to go to school.…
Teachers generate thirty percent less each year compared to other college graduates (Orlin). Is that fair? A fifteen year teacher produces LESS than a college graduate who has no experience and is probably not ready for the real world? Something has to be done to show teachers across the United States that the nation thanks them for their service and they have been heard. Even though others believe higher pay could lower teaching qualities, teachers should be paid extra because they create the basis of education for billions of people, they are underappreciated, and they deserve higher credit.…
Free College Tuition in the US is Achievable and Necessary. Topic: Why College Should be Free in the USA. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: Growing up, one thing was for certain in my life; I knew my family couldn’t afford to send me to college.…
In today’s modern world, student loans have become an anchor just too heavy to drag. And so, this introduces the issue of student debt, and if it is really fair to all American citizens. The total student loan debt in the U.S is 1.48 trillion dollars, 620 billion more than the national credit card debt (Source A). If that doesn’t say something about how outrageously expensive student loans are, then I don’t know what does.…
At the tender age of five, your parents send you off to a place called school. You wake up almost every morning and must spend the entire day “learning” at a place called school. You repeat this routine for thirteen years. Then you must decide on whether you want to continue this educational journey. If you decide to further your education, then you move on to a college and it is a much higher education.…
In 2013, 69% of students graduating from a college had an average debt of $28,400, (projectonstudentdebt). Practically forcing the students to be an indentured servant for many years. Why is this figure so high? Many components can be brought forward when asking this question, although the biggest factors are inflation, rising student attendance in colleges, and colleges operating…
It must have been a daunting prospect at the time - paying for the education of so many children for such an extended period of time, transferring a potential workforce away from productivity for an investment like schooling.” If free education for all high schools could be achieved, even if it’s still being ironed out with it’s problems, then why not do the same for college education? College students should be given the chance to make the most of their…
Should College Be Free? Over the past few years, the cost of higher education has become unbearable for most. The cost for an opportunity to become more educated is quite frightening. On average, public colleges cost $32,762 while private colleges are priced at $42,419 on average (Bridgestock, 2015).…
Each year the cost of higher education goes up, schools find a way to charge more for something new. Most 18 year olds in America go to college to get a good job. That is why this country’s’ students have racked up 1.1 trillion dollars in debt. People say you cannot put a price or value on education, but a four year degree at a United States college racks up to at least 60,000 dollars. The price of college has risen more than four times faster than inflation since 1978, but most of this money hasn’t gone toward the betterment of education.…