All education, primary, secondary and further education, should be free to   all people and paid for by the government.

　　Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

　　Model Answer:

　　Different countries have different education systems. I don‛t know all the   education systems in the world but all the ones I do know about have free school   education at primary and secondary level. I certainly agree with the statement   that this should be the case. I believe university education is different.

　　No matter what standard of income someone has or what society someone comes   from, everyone should have the opportunity to have a good standard of education.   This is not always what happens but it is what should happen. Private schools   can be available for those who want and can afford it but the free schools   should always be there. This is certainly one of the best attributes of western   democracy and all countries it seems strive to attain situation although some   have problems due to the economic and political situations in their countries.   Governments should make sure that all their citizens have access to a good   standard of free education at primary and secondary level.

　　Further education is different. In an ideal world this should be free but   governments have a lot of demands on their money. I think that students should   have to pay, maybe not all, but at least a contribution towards their tuition   fees. They will be able to earn it back once they have graduated. The UK has   this system whereas in the US students have to pay all their high tuition fees   which can run into the tens of thousands of dollars over a full course. I am not   sure if I agree with this but it certainly would make sure that students make   the best of efforts to pass or all their money would be wasted.

　　Therefore I conclude that primary and secondary education should be freely   available for all if possible but that further education should not necessarily   be wholly free.