Ethical Argument Essay: Post-Secondary Education For All

Hannah
ENG3UV
Mrs. Kosterski
Friday, July-04-14
Post-Secondary Education for All
After high school, students enter the next part of their lives known as college or university. This is a big step in a student’s education, but many students cannot go forth for one reason or another or simply because they were never given the opportunity because of their financial situation. Every student should have the right to free post-secondary education. Not only would this help those students a tight spot, but it could also improve colleges and universities reputations as well as agree with the ethical argument that “education should not be a commodity that is bought and sold.”
Post-secondary education is a very big and costly investment, and the sad truth is that many students cannot take this next step, simply because they do not have the extra money to move forward. These students end up taking out huge loans to pay for their tuition, and end up graduation piled in debts that they may never pay off. Also, many students without the money to move forward could have the brains to take this next step, but are not given the opportunity. "What
Canada signed and in 1976 authorized the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, promising that, "Higher education shall be made equally accessible to all" (Article 13.2.c). In the thirty-seven years since the treaty was signed, not only has free post-secondary education not been available for students, but the cost of higher education has dramatically increased. Canada is not a country to go against legal obligations, yet here it is happening. In conclusion, Canada signed to make it a right to have free post-secondary education, now we need to act on