General Education
With living costs as high as they are in this day and age, it is completely unreasonable to expect the average individual to squander already limited resources. Receiving a bachelor's degree today requires an assortment of classes that often are not directly related to one's career objectives. For some, they find this to be an enjoyable adventure, broadening their knowledge and learning about new aspects of life, but for others this is just burdensome. However it is looked upon, the college curriculum still requires a diverse selection of courses to develop well rounded, responsible individuals, but in turn creates added pressure upon students.
Is it the job of secondary education to start developing all inclusive students who have been familiarized with a broad range of subjects? Is it fair that some children are able to afford private education and expensive tutoring with a one on one basis? The government needs to step in on this matter because the children who are growing up now are going to be this countries future. The rich are always going to be well educated because they can afford it. There needs to be government programs that provide free tutoring and counseling for the underprivileged. But the way things are going this will never happen because education is almost always one of the first things to be cut.
One of the greatest sacrifices of college is the money required to attend. The Education Statistics Quarterly says:
One of the biggest concerns for many families is how they are going to pay their children's college expenses. In academic year 200203, the average total price for full-time undergraduates to attend 4-year institutionsincluding tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and other education expenses, as estimated by the institutionswas more than $12,800 at public institutions and almost $28,000 at private institutions (College Board 2003a). Over the past decade, inflation-adjusted tuition prices at public and private 4-year
Is it the job of secondary education to start developing all inclusive students who have been familiarized with a broad range of subjects? Is it fair that some children are able to afford private education and expensive tutoring with a one on one basis? The government needs to step in on this matter because the children who are growing up now are going to be this countries future. The rich are always going to be well educated because they can afford it. There needs to be government programs that provide free tutoring and counseling for the underprivileged. But the way things are going this will never happen because education is almost always one of the first things to be cut.
One of the greatest sacrifices of college is the money required to attend. The Education Statistics Quarterly says:
One of the biggest concerns for many families is how they are going to pay their children's college expenses. In academic year 200203, the average total price for full-time undergraduates to attend 4-year institutionsincluding tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and other education expenses, as estimated by the institutionswas more than $12,800 at public institutions and almost $28,000 at private institutions (College Board 2003a). Over the past decade, inflation-adjusted tuition prices at public and private 4-year
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