Good Speech “Should primary education compulsory and free?”

Looking at the increasing value of education, government should make primary education free and compulsory. Do you support this idea for your country?

Mass education is very much required in countries with very high population such as India, my own country and china. The widespread illiteracy in such countries is definitely a big hindrance in their progress. Many governments are supporting education at the primary level by making it free and compulsory. They have realized that progress cannot be made with illiterate and backward people. It is time for us to take this step now.

In my country, India, where more than 60% of the population lives in the rural areas, it is a big challenge for the government to create awareness about education and spread literacy. Government needs to take effective steps to make rural people realize the importance of education. Even in the urban setting, a high proportion is living below the poverty line. High cost of education stops them to send their children to schools and good education of their children just becomes a dream for them. The caste system in India is also responsible for the non-uniformity in terms of education. Level of education in the lower and backward castes needs to be risen. As the government realized the need, it made primary education free, but not compulsory, so it has not been proving effective. Both free and compulsory primary education can achieve the desired result.

Making primary education compulsory would also reinforce children’s right for education. It would have a positive effect in controlling child labor too, which often makes parents take a back seat on their child’s education.

Free and compulsory primary education would not only be a help to those who cannot afford the cost of education but would also change the mentality of people neglecting education as an essential part of life. On the whole, this approach combined with some other programmes like “poverty eradication” would call for nicer developments.