Their claim could be that by having free tuition colleges and universities, the education system will lose its value to students. Whereas, knowing that students are paying for classroom lessons makes them more focused and determined. They don't want their money to go to waste. And I agree, but there are other ways to approach this. In Germany you still have to pay for your studies, but with small tuition fees and your own living expenses. In fact, international students in Germany have to pay around $6,300 per year in tuition and living fees, 90 percent of which goes toward living expenses and the remaining 10 percent goes toward college costs. After all, in the United States, the average annual cost of attending college is around $35,000, of which only 30% goes toward living expenses; compare that to 90 percent in Germany. We should consider lowering tuition prices where students still feel the need to focus since after all, they are still paying for college courses. The ultimate goal is not to establish free education but to reduce it just enough so that individuals wishing to pursue a career are