Don't their parents support their college education? Isn't it the parents' responsibility to send their children to college?
2007-05-28 13:31:48 · 18 answers · asked by 2bme 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Not everyone's parents can afford to send their children to university.
Not everyone's parents who can afford to, will pay for university. Some are cheap, others believe that if the children pay for it themselves, they will appreciate it more ana thus study harder. (It has been demonstrated that working more than 10 hours a week actually hurts one's grades.)
In Canada and the USA, University is not a right but a priviledge. We have a right to be educated up to the high-school level only.
2007-05-28 13:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by ronnielady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many families who are poor and cannot afford to send their children off to college. Others are different. They prefer their children to work rather than continue school. Still, there are other families who don't support their child's college edu. because they don't have any or enough money to. Also the fact that some parents aren't responsible well enough to help their children get a good education, has a huge impact on their lives.
Another thing...the child also can decide whether or not they want to go to college. Some families don't allow this, however.
2007-05-28 20:37:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
College used to not be required in order to get a job better than flipping burgers at McDonald's. Actually... its still not required. But for some odd reason a college education seems to be expected now.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that a dismally large percentage of HS graduates can barely read and don't have a clue about geography outside their own state. (some.. not even outside their own town)
The cost of college would bankrupt a lot of parents. By the time the kid(s) are college age, the parents have already spent many thousands of dollars feeding and clothing the kid(s) for 18 years.
No... its not the parent's responsibility to pay for college. If the parents are capable of paying and they want to... Fine.
But its not a "right" of the kids to have their parent(s) keep paying however long the kids want to stay in school.
2007-05-28 20:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a parent responsibility to send the child to college. A parents responsibility legally ends at 18. On that note, not everybody wants to go to college and a good many parents can't afford it. It cost a lot! Simple really.
2007-05-28 20:36:55 · answer #4 · answered by punch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not the parents job to send the children to college. The parents pay for the children in upto high school. The children want college then it up to them go do what is takes to get there.
2007-05-28 20:37:31 · answer #5 · answered by Questionable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that simple. Not all parents are in a financial position to pay for the astronomically expensive costs of university or college education.
I made it through college through a combo of grants and fellowships, loans, money my parents contributed, and money I earned working summers and at college with a work study program. I was very lucky to graduate with minimal debt because of all of those things I had going for me. But not everyone is so lucky to have scholarships and grants. And the rise of undergrad education is rising every year.
Not everyone has two parents. There are families with several children. There are families who can barely scrape by with day to day stuff.
2007-05-28 20:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by Underground Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people are not financially able to send their children to college. I planned for my son's education and while I did pay for his education I also insisted that he have a part time job to help offset his expenses. Most of the expenses that he off set with his job were his pleasure expenses. It taught him to begin to ready himself for life and the value of a dollar. He found that he would rather use some of his money for things he needed as opposed to partying all the time.
2007-05-28 20:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by Only hell mama ever raised 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some parents have the means to support their children through college, some don't. If a kid wants to go to college they can take out loans or work their way through. We aren't really a nation of wealthy people - the poor are among us.
2007-05-28 20:35:53 · answer #8 · answered by A B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not all parents expect their children to attend college and there is no law to compel them to. Many students work their way thru college, get grants, or take out loans. Grants don't have to be paid back. There are many scholarships for people of all backgrounds and interests. There is competition for scholarships but it is well worth looking into. One of the best investments you can make is into your own education.
2007-05-28 20:43:24 · answer #9 · answered by Monica W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah, you put the problem there. the thing is, money can be tight on some parents and not everyone can afford to send their kids to college. Not to mention that some kids didn't want to go to college. But i think it's better if kids start earning for their own college fund because it shows serious determination.
2007-05-28 20:34:56 · answer #10 · answered by mystic_lonewolf22 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋