How students get free education at school and college

Free education? It sounds quite seductive, isn't it? As we all know, education is so generally provided in America and other countries, that, without any doubt, there is no difficulty in understanding how much equality is given by that opportunity…. But it is not merely open; it is forced upon all. Even under a socialistic program it is difficult to imagine any arrangement for providing the education which all are supposed to need more nearly equal than the existing system of public schools. All things are changed except the University and school…. Behind fifty desks exactly alike fifty boys and girls are seated to recite a lesson prescribed to all…. But the algebra is not an opportunity for the boy who has no turn for mathematics…. Indeed, the more nearly equal the opportunity outwardly the more unequal it is really. When the same instruction for the same number of hours a day by the same teachers is provided for fifty boys and girls, the majority have almost no opportunity at all. The bright scholars are held back … the dull scholars are unable to keep up … average scholars are discouraged because the brighter pupils accomplish their tasks so easily.
As a high school student beginning to look at my college options, I have come to the conclusion that there is something very wrong with our educational system.
Universities will offer me the chance to think and develop my mind in ways radically different from high school. Furthermore, it has become increasingly necessary to have a college education in order to enter a career where you are capable of financially supporting an entire family or even yourself. High quality, stable, well-paying jobs are rare without a college degree. One of our federal governments’ main functions is to collect tax revenues to fund programs that are beneficial to society as a whole. So it seems logical to warrant as much government funding as possible to higher education. The benefits to our country would be tremendous. Citizens would become less reliant on the government after college and would be much more productive members of society. Everyone should be able to attend the best public college they qualify for without tuition.