parents) saved up money. But what does this spent money give you a successful life? Or does it give you a life full of debt? If one is unable to afford the hefty costs of college, maybe they should rethink it. A college education is only valuable when the student has the finances to pay. With all the money being spent at colleges, there still seems to be
a college education is the way to go. College gives people an opportunity to chooses a smarter, wealthier, and a more secure future. College can be very expensive, but you pay money to prepare yourself to make more money later in life. You almost always put yourself in debt when in college, and some say that the debt will take a lifetime to pay off. However, a studied showed that workers with a bachelor’s degree earned about $415 more a week than workers whose highest level of education is a high
There are many things that define you as a person, and one of the most important is education. More importantly, college education. Some people may question whether or not college is worth the cost. It’s surprising how few people know just how much a college education can benefit their life. Not only do college graduates make more money and find more jobs than someone with a high school diploma, but they live a happier and healthier life. Nowadays, people are blinded by the media. They think that
Taliban take away my basic right of education?” That is the title of the speech Malala Yousafzai gave when she recovered after the wound the Taliban gunmen left. The Taliban shot Malala on her way home from school because they have an absurd belief that girls shouldn’t be allowed to get educated. However, Malala believes the opposite, that young women should be able to go to school. Because of what the Taliban did to Malala, she became an activist for girls’ education. Not only is Malala an activist
Immigrants usually arrive without much education and as parents what they do regarding that education affects their children. Parents heavily influence children because usually they are the first role models. Immigrants also have a story to tell regarding their selves in order to motivate their children to excel as much as possible so that they can surpass them in life. This all brings the question of the effect immigrant parent’s educational experiences have on their children. In the early 1600’s
In an attempt to create opportunity, 25 year old Roselyn Gates moved her family from her homeland Saint Christopher to the neighboring island of Saint Maarten. Even thought she was terrified, this is where she acquired knowledge. Education on any level opens options and creates more opportunity which can empower your life. Just like the famous activist Malcom X said, “Many who today hear me somewhere in person...will think I went to school far beyond the eighth grade” (225). Many who heard of her
Kathryn Stockett (2009), is a story portraying the struggles of living in this time period as a wealthy white woman or a poor African American maid. The story is mainly told from the point of view of two black maids named Minny and Aibileen, who dared to go against all the rules of their society and assist in the writing of a book written by Miss Skeeter to tell what it would really be like being to be a black maid in Jackson, Mississippi. This story takes place amongst the years where racial tension is
addition, public school helps students succeed without the outrageous costs of learning programs. There is an increase in the amount of homeschoolers who are now generating their own course of study or greatly increasing a less formal program with library information instead of buying an entire collection (Scheps). Homeschooling is extremely expensive, and parents do not want to pay the fees of books and learning materials to educate their children. On the other hand, public school gives children a
life goals. This was especially the case in my interviewer Alicia Johnson, the 52 year old black mother from Greenwich, Connecticut. She spent the majority of her life trying to
scattered everywhere. Karla, a 20-year-old student was just starting her second year in college. Her workload was full since she had to babysit two kids, look after her two dogs, and do all the house chores while she balanced her five classes. She had never been a very enthusiastic student, in fact, she hated going to school and would much rather be traveling than studying. Her lack of motivation was what lead her to take a year off after graduating high school, before beginning college. “I can’t