Originally Posted by pigtaru

I think the US has in place a pretty decent education system. However, the system can onlyl go so far, and sometimes it should be up to the responsibility of the students to do well and progress.

If the US was to make college free, there will be less of a motivation to succeed. Just take a look at the US's current highschool for instance. When you go to a highschool class, the environment is very much carefree. This is because highschool is free. There are less pressures. Sure, there are the nerds who are all attentive, but you must admit, for the most part, many of the highschoolers do not care.

College is more of an optional choice of education, as many do not choose to go to school after they have graduated 18. Those who do choose this route must pay and work harder, because money is paid for each course. I know I have.

I think a better solution is to improve highschool systems, since that is very the key education occurs. Students who do not do well in this stage do not want to progress to college. Highschool is already free, but more $ should be spent in sculpting better teachers and allow them more benefits to keep them content and motivated to better educate future generations.