yes.

Ask yourself....Who benefits? Then whoever benefits, needs to pay, n'est pas? Free means that someone is paying for it somehow. If I benefit then I am willing to pay but if I do not and someone else has to, I probably will not get too much out of something that is free, after all, it is free. Paying makes me more invested and more likely to get something out of it to justify the expenditure.

I remember doing a course and a student openly informed everyone if she did the courses she can continue receiving the dole. I do not think that is fair. She was not a genuine student for the right reasons. This would make it hard for those genuinely wanting to get in and do a course hoping to find a job at the end. I remember a few others like this. Three males doing the course again for the dole and then left shortly after to go travelling. A waste of Government resources that could benefit others.

YES.......

USA has issues (racism and sexism - just to name two issues) - which could lead to a second civil war - a free education at a public community college or at a four-year public college/university could level the playing field (attaining a job with a future) - with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.80 out of a possibility of 4.00 GPA (annual) to maintain your free status for a maximum number of 4 years at a public community college and/or at a public college/university) Not everyone born in the USA has "rich parents" or can work to pay for a "higher education" and still stay above water (drowning level) at the same time! To get a Master or Ph. D - should not be free (under any circumstances). Life is not fair for everyone (despite the myth if you work hard enough - anything is possible - HAHA) - especially if you have the "bad luck" to be born in the most racist and sexist country on the planet (USA)!

No

NO! YOU want a degree; YOU pay for it. Knock it off already.

It has been free in Australia for years for Primary and Secondary. Uni fees apply but they can go on the Hex Fee System and when finally working it gets paid off. However, as we have so many coming in from overseas taking the place of our Australian students perhaps a portion of their fees should subsidise our kids uni fees. There are some useless degrees though which should be eliminated as they are really just a free ride. Uni should be for students who want to advance in a subject/s that are actually beneficial to society and themselves. Free education will not encourage kids to do more but for Uni it should be better controlled than it is now. When I went to school our marks were out of 100 and if you went under 50 you failed and did not go up to the next class. Great motivation and you knew exactly how you did. The marking these days is weak and do not motivate at all. If a child is struggling then he needs tutoring. This can be bought about by other kids in the classes above who are capable of teaching them how things are done. Sometimes it just takes a little extra time one on one. My daughter used to help a lot of kids in her class as she had time to explain to them instead of the rota yakity yak some teachers go on with. Unfortunately, although the school fees are paid the extra curriculum stuff is not and this can be very expensive.

Yes. All education should be free. Everyone benefits.

YES THE EDUCATION MUST BE FREE BECAUSE SOME PARENTS CANT AFFORD TO LET THERE CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL SPECIALLY THE PARENTS DONT HAVE WORK AND THEY CANT AFFORD FOR THE EXPENSES SPECIALLY THE TUITION ARE EXPENSIVE.

Why would education being free encourage more maths and English learning?