Do you believe that the government should be involved in education?
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Education is one of the basic necessities of life. Some believe that government should provide education to its citizens at no cost. Others say that government funding and oversight of schools is detrimental to education.

Do you believe that the government should be involved in education?

It is obvious that education is the key to improving the economy of each nation. At first glance, it seems difficult to draw a definite conclusion as to whether or not offering free education to students is beneficial since it has both benefits and drawbacks.

Firstly, it cannot be ignored the fact that free education can significantly contribute to the improvement of citizens’ living standard. If all people in a country receive higher education, they can gain good jobs and handle life problems and obstacles. Therefore, there is a justification for the government subsidizing higher education. Another advantage is that offering free education can preserve the talents. There are many people having great potential and interest in their study area cannot get an opportunity to show their talent because of financial constraints. In addition to this, no one can contribute significantly unless they get a chance to show their talents. Hence, a country can utilize brilliant students to improve its economy by supporting college and university education free of cost.

Secondly, every coin has two sides, there are also some disadvantages of this proposal. It is difficult to improve the standard of education without any fee. When schools cannot make a profit from charging their students, they might not invest in themselves and boost standards. This will only lead to the continuing decline of education facilities and make the country less attractive for international students. Additionally, this proposal can lessen the importance of education. Students seem to be no interest in the study when universities do not charge them anything. A recent study has shown that a burden provokes people to perform well, otherwise, they have a tendency to be out of discipline and intent disturb others.

In conclusion, it is essential to provide people who deserve great potential in their fields. On the other hand, it should not be made free for those who can afford but have no interest in their study.

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Overall, your essay makes a lot of good points. Because you made the effort of emailing me which I appreciated, I will give you very honest and somewhat ruthless feedbacks. Apologies in advance.

A couple of things that you could improve: (1) Have a thesis statement at the end of the introduction to explicitly say what side you support; (2) Try to avoid using "if" statement because it weakens your argument (my English teacher taught me this. On IELTS test, it's probably still ok, but it's a good writing habit to adopt); (3) At the beginning of each paragraph, have a topic sentence that summarises what that paragraph is about overall. It makes the structure a bit clearer; (4) Firstly, secondly... are often used in sequence to support the same idea, not to present contradictory statement; (5) I'm a bit confused. What is your position? Do you support free education? The question explicitly asks what you think/ believe. It's important to actually address that question and answer it in a straightforward manner. Without stating your position in the intro and repeat it in the conclusion, the essay feels a bit weak. 

I hope my feedbacks help. 

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It is obvious that education is the key to improving national economy. At first glance, it seems difficult to draw a definite conclusion as to whether or not offering free education to students is beneficial since it has both benefits and drawbacksIn this essay, I would argue that... (need a thesis statement here to tell the readers what your point is).

Some people argue that there are justified reasons for government to sudsidise university education for students. Firstly, it cannot be denied that free education can contribute to a rising living standard. When people receive higher education, they tend to have good jobs and handle life problems wellAdditionally, free education could preserve talents. There have been circumstances where people with great capability in certain area cannot fulfill their potentials because of financial constraints. Their contribution to the community, therefore, is limited. Hence, a country can tap into its talent pool and build its economy by supporting tuition free university education.

However, it is difficult to improve the standard of education without public contribution. Without receiving an income from charging their students, universities might not invest in themselves and boost their teaching quality. Consequently, this will lead to continuing decline of education facilities and make the country less attractive for international students. Furthermore, this proposal could lessen the importance of education. Students might lose interest in studying when universities do not charge them money. A recent study has shown that a financial burden induces people to perform well. Without it, they have a tendency to be out of discipline and intent disturb others (which study is this?)

In conclusion, it is essential to provide people with great potential in their fields financial support when neccessary through the form of free education. Nonetheless, students might feel disincentivised, as they do not need to contribute to their university (conclusion too short and unclear what the writer wants the readers to take away)

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Thanks for your useful advice.

One more thing I want to say is that some my friends say that this essay fall into two types of essay, one  is an advantage-disadvantage essay, and another is an opinion essay. I write this essay following an ad-disad essay. Thus,  I do not say what my point is in the introduction. ^^

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