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Should University students pay fees? As classes begin, every October, there’s always a question students seek an answer for: should they pay fees to get taught? In our country, University students have to pay a considerable amount of money, two or three times a year, in order to ensure they can attend classes. The amount is not the same for everyone, having some of the pupils the right to a scholarship – those who prove they cannot afford normal conditions. However, many students still claim their fees are too high and show their discontentment in several ways. Despite that, there are those who agree with the payment. On one hand, there are students who say that fees give them «greater responsibility», almost forcing them to attend classes. They also call it «an investment in their future» and sustent «the richer pay more in order to help the poorer». These students claim that the fees they pay are but «a tiny proportion of University costs». On the other hand, those who are against fees defend free education for everyone. They say «paid education is acceptable when conditions are good», clearly protesting against the way this Government has dealt with the situation. Students also say prime-minister Santana Lopes should focus his attention on their problems rather than «buying old submarines for a useless army». In brief, it all comes down to the need of attention students have fairly felt, for many years. Successive Governments have ignored the many problems Universities have to deal with, every year, beginning with the quality of teaching, but also questions that have to do with equipment and, most all, frustration when looking for a first job. If those problems were solved, many of the protests would surely disappear. And, yes, fees are too high, though they seem to be inevitable, in the next few years. Damon at 11:58 pm
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different fates
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