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Education should be free, because only then, it is available for everyone. Even in the most developed countries not everyone can afford education. Also, there are all sorts of indirect costs that make it even more expensive, such as uniforms, books and transportation.

Benefits of free education:

·  Everyone is able to get it, meaning same opportunities for everyone.

·  A country benefits from free education because it provides improvement for the common population.

·  People can improve themselves.

Negative parts:

·  Increase of appliance but also increase of enrolls.

·  Not enough quality.

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Following the international human rights law, primary education should be compulsory and free. Free primary education is essential to guarantee access to education for all. However, in many developing countries, families often cannot afford to send their children to school.

There are millions of school-age children surviving without an education. Despite international obligations, some of the States continue to set payment for access to primary education. In addition, there are often indirect costs related to education.

Those are in the form of school textbooks, uniforms, or transportation. That prevents children from low-income families from having access to education. Secondary and higher education will progressively become free. It will take time.

The financial difficulties faced by States cannot free them from their obligation to guarantee free primary education. If a State is unable to ensure free and compulsory primary education. "The progressive introduction of free education" means that states, in addition to giving priority to the provision of free primary education. Also must adopt concrete measures to achieve free secondary and higher education.

It seems that there is a consensus in society that the economic capacity of families does not impede accessing education. However, a problem arises when one thinks about why those who can finance their education should receive this benefit? This argument has been used transversally in the political world, from the right to the consensus.

Although this reluctance seems reasonable, the student movement has been in favor of education being free for all. It is an issue that does not seem to receive real attention and support. The question is, what are the arguments behind this demand?

Now, before answering this question, let's try to contextualize this difference between the political world and the students. One of the main issues that these differences reveal has to do with the distancing between society and the political world. At this point, it is mainly concerned due to the crisis of representativeness that our country has.

This is a clear example of the distance that exists between society and the political sphere. To now answer the question raised above, we can summarize the meaning of this requirement mainly in the Autonomy.

Benefits of free education:

The benefits of free education are endless. From improving skills you later had to study a new job. Education is a unit benefit, more and more people are hearing about free courses, diplomas, and masters. But what benefit could a country obtain from free education? The answer to this question arises from the need to know what benefits free education brings.

With a series of steps, we will guide you to enjoy the benefit of free education. Today, it is available to many people. Regardless of whether you are a migrant or live in your home country. These tips will be crucial to get the free education you want in the country you are in.

Free education is the opportunity that countries provide for the improvement of the common population. Being foreigners or their native population. Free education brings the benefit that enables you to earn the education you want to have.

The country benefits from the result of educating professionals who later dedicate themselves to entrepreneurship. Also to transfer and utilize their knowledge and competence in the country where they reside to study and work.

To train in any field, planning is ideal when starting. With this method, you will be able to have all the study experience free or not. Having a study partner is also recommended since in this way the study hours become less tedious. It is when sharing the studies with a friend, family member, or partner.

Motivation is common when there is support. You must seek support from someone interested in expanding their knowledge. This is a recommendation given by alumni or people who are aware of this type of free educational opportunity.

Why education should be free, how is this beneficial to a country?

Education is a right that allows people to improve themselves integrally. This is the key so that the country has more young people prepared to face challenges. This is the best way to generate jobs, create companies, and innovate in sectors that without adequate preparation would be impossible to exploit.

For it is convenient to create programs that help people in difficult conditions so that they can access public and free education. However, giving them everything they need so that the process they decide to start is as rewarding as possible.

Free education not only refers to not having to pay tuition and semester. But they also have to create programs that contemplate absolutely everything. Such as food, housing, economic support of the young person, photocopies, and everything related to education.

This will prevent student dropouts from increasing. Because they have to remember that many of these young people have relatives for whom they can respond. And being immersed in the study it would be difficult for them to continue helping at home.

One of the alternatives that arise in cases in which young people have to collaborate at home. It is to get them a part-time job so that they can also support their family during that study process.

This should be a priority to guarantee a full free education program and although it seems a bit complex. Always taking the first step towards these changes is what manages to generate awareness in society. It thus builds a better country.

Free education advantages and disadvantages:

Free education in a country is one of the greatest advantages. Young people with low income who want to pursue a university career can have.

Education is one of the most important branches of our society. Since the beginning of time, it has been a fundamental pillar to get to where we are now. Whether in the form of education by institutions, schools, universities, kindergartens, courses, etc. Also in a more basic and timeless way, the direct transfer of knowledge from one person to another. For example, your parents when they taught you to speak.

The importance of education for all of us is crystal clear. What we will be discussing here is paid education versus free education.

Is education by institutions so important as to subsidize it and allow access to everyone? Are the free courses and careers worth enough to be of quality?

Advantages of free educational media; Free education media is a great job creation tool with a low barrier to entry. Today, among them we can mainly find online courses and face-to-face workshops.

A clear example of the success that offering free education courses can present is our web platforms. Those platforms specialize in offering education material for students. Through these platforms, students can examine their learning and prepare for exams.

Much of its success is due to its teaching model, totally online and free. This allows interested students to take part in one of the courses offered for their relevant field. And also to progress at their own pace, from wherever they want. In addition, they have an extensive list of free online courses so that they can acquire knowledge about the area that is of interest to them.

Unfortunately, not everything is rosy in this article. The free educational media do have a negative part as well. Although we must clarify that this part does not apply to its students, but rather to its creators.

Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of free education has more clearly explained why education should be free.

The fact that you offer an education course completely free will make your audience increase exponentially. Many people who have doubts about whether to register or not will do so simply because it is free.

While this will increase your exposure, it will also increase the percentage of enrollees dropping out of the course, or not even starting it. That is why you should not be alarmed if you have a paid course. When you switch it to free, you see how the student numbers increase.

Another very common drawback is related to quality. Many people believe that because it is free, your course will not have enough quality. That is why the main duty is to always maintain a high level of quality in all classes so that the student continues to attend and feel motivated.

Access to free education has become common and easier online through the various platform of Punjab Group of Colleges.

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Following the international human rights law, primary education should be compulsory and free. Free primary education is essential to guarantee access to education for all. However, in many developing countries, families often cannot afford to send their children to school. There are millions of school-age children surviving without an education.

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Don't start with reading the summaries yet. Let's think about education in the U.S.

1. What do you know about the education system and the costs of education in the U.S.?

2. Is there a difference between the U.S and The Netherlands?

3. Do you think that the government of the U.S. can solve the student debt problems?

Let's read the summaries and if you like them, you can read the article and watch the film as well. After you finished reading the summaries you look at your answers to the first 3 questions.

4. Have you learned new things about the education system and the costs of education in the U.S? Explain it.

5. Which education system do you prefer the most? The U.S of The Netherlands? Explain why.

6. If you were the person who could solve this problem in the U.S. what would you do and why?

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"Here's what you should know about student debt"

Student loans are in the news again. This is due to the new government plans. These plans state that people who start college next must pay off their loans within 40 years after graduation. The government says that expanding the repayment period is to reduce bills for taxpayers. The refund is calculated based on the income level.

At this moment loans are written off after 30 years. There is also an interest that will be added to your loan, which is between 1.5% and 4.5%. It's unlikely you'll pay it all back, but just having that amount of debt hanging over your head could be pretty disheartening.

There is a big difference between a student loan from the government and anyone else. Any money you owe is wiped after 30 years and next year that will be after 40 years. How much you pay back depends on how much you earn. It doesn't impact your credit score and your house and belongings won't get repossessed if you don't keep up the repayments.

The rest of the article is not necessary for my topic. But if you want to read it, go for it!

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What is the impact of student loans on your debt after you graduate?

Labour MP Zarah Sultana has spoken about the impact of "colossal" student loan debt in Parliament.

Holding up her loan statement, she pointed out that her debt of £50,000 built up £2,000 of interest last year.

The 26-year-old also compared working-class graduates in debt to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who she says "went from the playing fields of Eton to a free education at Oxford".

Universities Minister, Chris Skidmore, responded, saying that support for the lowest income students was at "record levels".

But is student debt as bad as it sounds?

Radio 1 Newsbeat's teamed up with BBC Reality Check to look into how much of an impact student loans have on life after university.

How does student debt work?

Here are the basics.

Most people who go to uni take out a loan in two parts - for tuition fees (the amount you pay the uni) and a maintenance loan (for living costs).

(Scroll down to see how much tuition fees are in different parts of the UK.)

The amount you get for the maintenance loan depends on your household income.

For example, if you did a three-year course at £9,250 a year and got £6,378 a year for a maintenance loan, you'd graduate with £46,884 of debt.

That's before you add interest. It sounds like a massive amount - because it is.

It's unlikely you'll ever pay it all back (more on that later) - but just having that amount of debt hanging over your head could be pretty disheartening.

But student debt doesn't work like other loans.

So how's it different to a bank loan?

There are some big differences between a student loan from the government and anyone else:

All debt is wiped after 30 years

How much you pay back depends on how much you earn

It doesn't impact your credit score

Your house or belongings won't get repossessed if you don't keep up repayments

It might be easier to think of it a bit like a tax.

Repayments come straight out of your pay and the amount you pay depends on your income.

At the moment, graduates don't start repaying their loans until they earn over £25,725 a year (that threshold's going up to £26,575 in April 2020).

Over that amount, you pay back 9% of your income.

Graduates who earn £30,000 a year would pay back about £385 a year (just over £32 a month).

So, an MP like Zarah Sultana who earns a basic salary of £79,468 will start paying about £4,837 back per year.

But remember, we also need to take interest into account.

How does interest work on a student loan?

Almost every loan you ever take out will have interest - that's the fee for borrowing the money.

Zarah Sultana says hers was about £2,000 last year.

For student loans, the amount of interest you pay is related to two things. The interest rate is based on the Retail Price Index - which measures changes to the cost of living in the UK - currently 2.4% - and your own earnings.

While you're studying you are still charged interest of RPI + 3% a year - so at the moment it's 5.4% per year - the maximum.

After you graduate, you pay somewhere between 2.4% and 5.4% - depending on how much you earn.

Has the number of students from a working class background increased?

In Parliament on Monday, Labour MP Zarah Sultana challenged the government on the cost of university for working-class students.

Universities Minister Chris Skidmore responded: "The ​number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university has risen by 62% since 2009."

The Department for Education confirmed to Reality Check that the minister was referring to the proportion of young people, rather than the number.

That figure comes from Ucas, which organises the application process for universities.

Their statistics break down the proportion of young people going to university who live in areas that historically send small numbers of students to higher education.

The proportion of UK students going to university by the age of 19 from the 20% of areas that sent the lowest numbers to university rose from 13% in 2010 to 21% in 2019 - that's a 62% increase in the rate.

Not all of those students will come from disadvantaged or working-class backgrounds - not everybody in a poor area is disadvantaged - but it is a pretty good measure.

An alternative is to look at students who qualified for free school meals (FSM) who go to university. That figure for England has gone up from 18.6% in 2009-10 to 26.3% in 2018-19, which is a 41% increase.

Reality Check: Would cutting tuition fees help poorer graduates?

How much do student loans cost the rest of the UK?

One of the main reasons tuition fees went up in 2012 was because the government wanted to reduce the amount it paid out.

The idea was for students to pay for their own tuition, rather than taxpayers.

But as the graph above shows, the opposite has happened - the amount the government's giving out in loans has gone up.

The reality is that most graduates won't pay back what they borrow.

Social mobility charity The Sutton Trust estimates that 81% of students will not pay off their loans in full.

The government's own Office for Budget Responsibility estimates only 38% of total money and interest will be repaid.

How much are tuition fees?

Education is a devolved issue, which means tuition fees vary depending on where in the UK you study - and where you come from.

For English people, unis can charge up to £9,250 a year anywhere in the UK, except in Wales where the amount is £9,000.

Scottish people don't have to pay to study in Scotland but they do have to pay up to £9,250 in England and Northern Ireland and £9,000 in Wales.

Welsh people can be charged £9,000 a year in Wales and £9,250 everywhere else.

And Northern Irish people are charged up to £4,275 in Northern Ireland, £9,000 in Wales and £9,250 in England and Scotland.

Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.

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President Obama wanted to give America two free years of community college.

According tot the white house, higher education is the best way to climb the social economic ladder. People from low incomes can break into the middle class. Crowing the middle class is a way of fixing the economy.

Obama wants to lower our average student debts, so that college grads have more spending power. There are already some countries that offer free or lower cost education.

In those places the unemployment rates are low. There are available model options to use for the US.

Children of the higher educated experience better health, cognitive abilities, academic achievements and lower changes of poverty.

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Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml President Obama has proposed a bold plan to cover tuition costs for community college students. How would the U.S. pay for such an expensive program and is it worth it? A Well-Educated Workforce Is Key to State Prosperity http://www.epi.org/publication/states-education-productivity-growth-foundations/ "Incomes and wages can increase across an economy when productivity-production per capita-increases.

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1. What do you think of the current debt system in the Netherlands?

2. Do you think your student debt affects the rest of your life?

read the articles and watch the video

3. Did your opinion change after all the sources?

4. What do you think is "the best system" of student debt?

5. Discuss the statements.

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Should we cancel student debt completely

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Should we cancel student debt completely

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Should your student debt be a gift after graduation

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Should your student debt be a gift after graduation

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Does less money for schools mean less quality of education

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Does less money for schools mean less quality of education

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Which system is better U.S or The Netherlands, based on student debt

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Which system is better U.S or The Netherlands, based on student debt

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The student debt system is better in U.K. then in The Netherlands

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The student debt system is better in U.K. then in The Netherlands

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I wasn't able to put it in the Padlet as a file. So I put it on YouTube and it is private. You can watch it via this link.

If it doesn't work, you can copy this link: https://youtu.be/1K34JSAw1gw

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You can send the feedback to s1160660@student.windesheim.nl

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"How soon can student debt be cancelled in the U.S.?"

Borrowing money gives more students the ability to access higher education.

We have now painted a picture of the American Dream containing the white picket fence and also a diploma hanging on the wall.

Seth Frotman thinks that they're in this mess because of failed public policy. The amount of money owed by student borrowers grows to be more than $1.7 trillion. Student debt cancellation is an investment in the people.

Student loan borrowers struggle to save for retirement, to have emergency savings, to buy houses, to start small businesses.

A lot of the increase in student debt over the last decades can be attributed to the rising costs of college. It takes borrowers an average of over 20 years to pay off their student debt. One of the biggest problems is students who took out loans but failed to get a degree.

There are a lot of people who start college and do not finish it. But they're taking out loans to do that. The whole point of borrowing is to invest in yourself. If you don't finish your degree, you're really in trouble.

Opinions on student debt cancellation are very different. For the students, the following statement is the best solution. Student debt cancellation for every student borrower, regardless of income.

President Biden is in favour of cancelling up to $10,000 in student debt for borrowers, but his administration hasn't yet acted on that plan.

Throwing down the costs of education has its pros and cons. It is nicer for the students because the gap between the costs and the student loan becomes smaller. But if schools earn less, the quality of education also decreases.

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How Soon Can Student Debt Be Canceled In The U.S.?

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Is there a solution to the student loan debt?

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Is there a solution to the student loan debt?

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Student debt should be paid back after graduating 

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Student debt should be paid back after graduating 

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Free education is better for the economy. 

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Free education is better for the economy. 

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In The Netherlands you pay way less than in the US. Knowing that, do you think our system is actually allright?

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In The Netherlands you pay way less than in the US. Knowing that, do you think our system is actually allright?

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Paying for your education makes you more motivated. 

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Paying for your education makes you more motivated. 

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Expensive schools provide better education. 

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Expensive schools provide better education. 

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