Education is a very sensitive topic to discuss and everyone has their opinion on it. It has become almost normal like taking breakfast to at least have some form of educational background in the world we live in now. Be it at elementary level or as we call it here nursery / kindergarten.
There’s no doubt some form of education is important in our lives. Without education, some of us wouldn’t be able to make posts on hive nor understand the crypto world. Some of us here have formal education that has allowed us to explore the hive blockchain.
Reading and writing and as it is globally termed ; literacy is important and forms part of education. I’ve encountered people who think literacy is all about being able to read and write in English. I also did till few years ago when I was made aware that literacy covers more than just the English language. Being able to read and write in any language is literacy and hence education.
In my country Ghana, we used to run this education system known as the progressive free education which meant that, students would still pay fees but gradually as the years go by some costs will be reduced and it would eventually become free.
The idea behind this was that, it would be too expensive to make all education free at once because our economy would not be able to sustain it. But everyone has their thoughts and little did we know the main opposition party at the time believed they could make senior high school education entirely free at a go.
They campaigned hard about this and it eventually gave them the victory. They didn’t disappoint. Indeed, in their first year senior high school education became free and everyone was happy and simple thought the previous government was incompetent.
Right now things aren’t going on as smoothly as we thought because there’s always talks of food shortage in the senior high schools. This among other factors have reduced the quality of high school education.
So going back to the question if I think free education is possible? I would say yes. Yes because when the economy grows and develops like the already established countries we should be able to run free education. Although not all the developed countries run a free education system but some do.
Free education can be understood from 2 school of thoughts; A tale of two sides as I like to call it. Those who can afford it will argue it will reduce the quality of education and to some extent they might be right but education is a basic right. Those that cannot afford education will use this as an argument and to some extent they’re right too. So I’m of the view free education cannot be a 100% justified.
However I do think before the economy is able to bear such costs, the quality of education will be affected negatively. We’re already seeing this in Ghana where students aren’t taking their studies seriously because we all think the politicians will make sure they pass just to create a false narrative of a working policy.
Free education will no doubt have huge pros and cons for us all. I think it’ll be a good way to level the playing field for everyone to get access to excellent infrastructure for studies. Currently when you don’t have a lot of money you’re limited to some choices but if education were free you’ll have more options.
The standards of teaching has been greatly affected negatively because there’s no motivation for teachers. Number of pupils in classrooms has doubled which makes work more difficult. If we have free education that doesn’t have unlimited or a huge funding, that policy will definitely suffer and most likely collapse. Teachers wouldn’t feel motivated to teach and students wouldn’t even bother to go to school.
So for now, I would say free education wouldn’t work in my country but I do believe in the future and I still stick to my earlier suggestion that free education can be realized.
The standard of teaching and the quality of education wouldn’t be affected if everything is put in order and there’s frequent cash flow. There should be a constant budget that is huge enough to cover the cost of everything including food, salaries, allowances, among others.
Thank you.
Free higher education is a topic that is widely discussed and debated around the world. Many argue that making education free for all would provide equal opportunities and improve overall societal development. However, others argue that it would be too expensive and could negatively impact the standard of teaching.
Personally, I believe that free higher education is a noble goal that should be pursued. However, it is important to have a well-designed plan in place to ensure that it is sustainable and does not negatively impact the quality of education. This may include finding alternative funding sources, implementing cost-saving measures, and ensuring that there are enough qualified teachers to meet the increased demand.
It's also important to consider the potential consequences, such as the potential for overcrowded classrooms, a lack of motivation for teachers, and lack of resources. Furthermore, it's important to focus on providing job opportunities for graduates as well as addressing underlying issues that may be preventing people from accessing education in the first place.
Ultimately, it's a complex issue that requires careful consideration and planning. It may not be a panacea, but with the right approach, it has the potential to bring about positive change for society as a whole.
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You’re absolute right here. Free education has so much potential to be a catalyst for growth in countries but all these need to be addressed first.
I do agree with you here. The economy in Ghana is in shambles, this is because we try to do things that isn’t at our capacity yet. Things like the free SHS, the free water we were offered during the COVID which ended up bitting us in the ass, the National cathedral and many other things.
I also like the fact that you mentioned students don’t take the educational systems serious anymore. This is very true not only the students. I believe the teachers wouldn’t be as serious as first. If you are not serious with your studies why should I waste my time?
Is not ‘they think’ That is what is happening here in Ghana the government intentionally pass the students and come and say their students recorded the highest pass rate than the other governments. My uncle is a teacher at Tamasco and he told me that he has some students who blew their WASSCE exams. These were students that didn’t know shit in class.
He was even surprised how they made it this far in education. But they passed even more than the bright ones. So our education system is just messed up.
Hmm bro our education is really messed up. How can you resort to passing students just to push an agenda of your party doing well. We’re in shambles.
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Indeed free education has it pros and cons, to some extent I think the cons outweighs the pros.
So you’re not in support of free education?
As you are a product of it you will know more about it.
Free education changed a lot in our education system. I won’t even recommend it on a normal day.