On January 9th 2015, Obama, along with the Tennessee state's Republican governor and two Republican senators, proposed a plan for free community college. Basically, this article is about the pros and cons about this plan. First of all, free community college would be allowed only for students who have an high school diploma. This will encourage people to start going to school. In addition, people with an low income would most likely start receiving a better income, increasing their chances for a better living. On the other hand, Obama's proposal would change the whole college's student selecting system. Right now, it's true that the majority of students who are attending college have an high income. With Obama's proposal, colleges will become a place for rich students while community colleges would become a place for poor students. Also, community colleges are not that expensive, in addition, community colleges give financial aid, which covers most of the expense. Having this in mind, the government should help low income families with living conditions instead of helping them pay for education that is already cheap.
David Leonhardt, the author of this article, writes a somewhat cause and effect article. If Obama's plan is passed, this will happen. Leonhardt uses a lot of quotes from many different people, such as university professors and government related people. Also, the author tells us about his opinion. He believes that free community college isn't a strong proposal because of it already being cheap. However, he does also mention that Obama's plan is also a bit beneficial. It would increase the chances for low income families to make a better living. By including reliable quotes and his personal opinion, makes this article effective. Personally, I thought this article to be challenging especially because of the high level vocabulary. Overall, this article is very interesting and makes you see the both sides of the argument.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/10/upshot/obamas-community-college-plan-a-reading-list.html?_r=0
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