Should UK students be charged university fees?

By charging students, they value their education more.

Question: Should UK students be charged university fees?
Position‹2 of 2: Yes, the UK should charge for access to its higher education institutions.
Argument‹4 of 4: By charging students, they value their education more.

If we value what we pay for, then we should certainly value our education.

The argument

Cost can change the way we perceive an object, and this has been the case with tuition fees. Previously, students had a bad reputation as lazy, alcoholic layabouts but with increased debt comes an increased pressure to succeed academically and in one's career. The result may be that students today are more driven and more inclined to push themselves academically to make the most of the money they are spending.

Context

Humans tend to value what has a higher financial cost, as a result students may take higher education more seriously because of the increased cost.

Premises

[P1]Cost changes how people value something, and tuition fees give students a financial stake in their studies rather than the old reputation as idle layabouts. [P2] The pressure of increased debt pushes students to succeed academically and in their careers to make the most of the money they are spending. [C] Because charging students makes them value their education more, the UK should charge for access to its higher education institutions.

Counter-arguments

Student's attitudes may not be the result of tuition fee changes, but the result of various factors such as the images portrayed in social media of 'perfect' lives and an increased importance placed on having a financially lucrative career.

Rejecting the premises

Premise two may not be the direct result of premise one.