The Importance Of Free Public Education

In today’s world, it is important for an individual to be able to read, write, and think critically in order to contribute to society. Many parts of the world have a free public education system in which children from all social classes can attend public school free up through high school. In fact, Americans pay taxes to pay for the education of thousands of children. So why are there still people who cannot read, write, or think critically in these areas with free public education? Primary causes may be the lack of opportunities of lower classes, an individual's own motivation, or an intellectual learning disability.

First of all, one of the primary causes that affect a student’s education is their family’s income. Students with financially

unstable families may not have been able to afford basic learning materials leaving these students unable to properly study for school. Paper and pencils are essential to do homework that contributes to the practice of writing or solving math problems, both of which aids to critical thinking. Utensils such as paper, pencils, and books for schoolwork may be difficult to buy or may be in short supply. Without proper materials, students from families with low incomes may find themselves having a difficult time learning compared to the other students who are more financially stable. Some may even stop completely their education in embarrassment or frustration as they are lagging behind. As a result, they are not able to read, write, or think critically as well as they would have if they had the proper materials.
Along with the limited amount of materials to use for schoolwork, there are other
some older students may not have time to study or practice what they have reviewed in class as they are taking care of younger siblings or helping their parents to earn extra cash.
Of course, there are also those students who can afford to pay for materials and go to school seriously only to divert their attention to the many forms of entertainment out there in today’s world. Most parents enforce their children to take their education seriously. However, do parents actually know if their kids are doing their schoolwork or paying attention in class? Many students nowadays spend most of their time on the internet or playing video games. Once in a while is fine, but once it becomes a habit, they start to devote most of their time to these activities. These time-consuming distractions take away time from work given by teachers to do. Certainly, these activities aimed at the younger generation will win over their minds over tedious homework.