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“A College Education Should Not Be Free” is an article by Branwyn M. Wilkinson published on Jan 16, 2017, at Odyssey. The author begins the article by posing a question whether it would be great if a college education is made free. This question is critical, particularly when linked with the political inclination of the nation. The idea, according to Wilkinson appears to be supported by both the politicians and liberal voters but she thinks it should not happen even though she is a liberal voter with massive student debt. As per the author, a college education shouldn’t be free since it would cause more problems as compared to the ones it would solve. The review of this article will ascertain the strengths of the points highlighted and gauge if it can convince the readers.
The principle point why college education should not be free per her is that Americans does not appreciate or value education. Students in the US treat learning institutions like a choir unlike in other parts of the world where students wake up at dawn and walk long distances to schools in search of education (Wilkinson 1). In other words, students will relax in school if it becomes free but put more effort if they pay, meaning education would be devalued if it becomes free in colleges. The other point the author raised in support of her argument is that college education presently helps create some divide in the society which will vanish if it becomes free. In her conclusion, Wilkinson suggests that government should step in and do something concerning the cost of college education in addition to the creation of programs that forgives students of the loan.

This means that the cost of education should be looked into by introducing loans instead of making college education free as more problems will arise.
The author articulately and convincingly put forward her arguments with examples that back it up. The article is introduced with a question which triggers the thoughts of the audience and causes them to think if it would be great if a college education was made free. The author in her first argument points out how education is valued in other nations of the world than in the US. To support this point, she compares the performance of students in high schools where education is free to that of college where it is paid for. From this results, students who perform fairly in high school ends up performing superbly in colleges since it is paid. This example supports her argument and convinces the audience that it is not worth to make college education free.
In her last point regarding how college education helps smoothen the divide, Wilkinson points out that making college education free would make others disadvantaged just like high schools. It would deepen divides between students from well-off backgrounds and those from humble backgrounds. This means that students from “disadvantaged” colleges can find themselves stigmatized in their careers. Making college education free would steepen what has been created, and this would make the rich more prosperous while the poor will suffer more (Wilkinson 1). Wilkinson in her article is not against free college education without considering the unfortunate students; she advocates for a college education fees to be lowered so that students from poor backgrounds can afford to learn. In her conclusion, Wilkinson highlights her thesis to emphasize why college education should not be free. The points in the paper are presented in a clear manner while considering different classes of students. Therefore, the article can convince individuals to support the idea of the author.
Work cited
Wilkinson, Branwyn. “A College Education Should Not Be Free.” Odyssey, 2017, https://www.theodysseyonline.com/college-education-free.