The government provides children to be educated from K-12th grade. Personally, I don't think they should be responsible for anything beyond that. As is, students take advantage of the education they are receiving and don't appreciate it as much as students in countries where they have to earn there way to get educated do. Some high-schoolers especially don't fully embrace this opportunity and try to get away from it as fast as possible. Although a great percentage more of young adults would choose to go to college if it were paid for, some of them would just be forced by parents, pressured into it, or just go because they had nothing better to do. Even though I don't believe that the government should pay for higher education, I definitely think that they should provide more scholarships. If a person can't afford to go to college, they can still strive for excellence in their high school, and maybe even get their whole college paid for.
If college were paid for, it wouldn't be as selective or exclusive as it is. It mine as well be high school. I believe that it's better to have to earn a scholarship, so you can prove that you want to be there, and even feel special because you're in college. If a student isn't going to take advantage of the education he/she has already been given, then I don't see the need to pay for their college as well.
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