(Ayers 87.8) Wealthy Kids Don’t Enlist The reason wealthy kids do not enlist is that they can afford to go to college and not have to worry about the military paying for it. “Researchers found that in March of 2005, military recruitment was short one-third of the quota” (Ayers 87.8). If wealthy teens and any other teens would join some branch of the military, it would make it so much easier for the recruiters to do their job. However, because only “25% of parents will recommend the military to their teens”, they do not enlist (Ayers 87.8). More Military Personnel Deserting The military has changed a lot over the years,
You know, all the classy gentlemen go to college, or at least that’s what tradition says. College or university might be the mainstream and what`s becoming the normal thing to do, and with our society’s view right now, anyone who doesn’t attend post-secondary education could be seen as a lower class citizen, which isn`t a good thing. The university/college situation right now is set up to be so high pressure for young people leaving high school. But we have to consider that more degrees correlate with higher unemployment rate. Our society undervalues entrepreneurial work, trade skills, and it discourages young people from pursuing this type of education after high school.
With the rising tuition education is going to be very hard to acquire. So it is time for America to change and find a way to lower these ridiculous prices. A College Board report found that about 66% of students who earned a bachelor's degree in 2008 graduated with a substantial amount of debt. This proves that the cost of tuition is rising and in another report, it determined that the average debt of the class of 2008 owed $23,200. This was determined by the Project on student debt, a non profit organization.
The Battle of School Days In 2009, U.S.A Today’s columnists were arguing to reschedule school weeks for only four days. Gregory A Schmidts, superintendent of MACRAY public schools, wrote how these four day week would be beneficial. On the other hand, the newspaper editorial board opposed saying that four days are not enough. A small but growing number of schools districts in the U.S are changing their system to a four days of school with the hope that it close holes in budgets and utility bills. It is inevitable to think that during this economy recession a four days school week could be a cost saving measure; however, it is a big mistake to take away one day of school since it will affects parents, child, staff and the country in many different ways.
Kelly Professor Brantley English 1102-H2 21 April 2011 Gap Year: Too Big of a Gap? In today’s society, the acceptable thing to do after high school graduation has always been to take the summer off from school, then enter into college the following fall. Once college is completed, the student immediately enters the workplace and begins a career. As of late, however, an increasing number of students are rejecting this idea and taking a year off from school in the year between senior year of high school and freshman year in college. Students may take this year-long break from school to work to save up enough money for college, intern or volunteer for the career they want to pursue, or travel the world.
An article on student loans on USNews.com states that, “Although the federal government will hand out billions of dollars more in college grants in 2011 and 2012 than ever before, the nation's financial aid programs as a whole are not keeping up with rising tuition, government officials and financial aid analysts say”. “Tuition and fees for in-state students at
If a University is budgeting its money and only allows so much for scholarships and then those scholarships are given to those who can afford a college education, where do those who can't fall? Of course, if I was to look at this issue, more specifically the article in The Week on this issue, through the heavily made up eyes of a Bentley driving social queen fresh out of high school, I might flip my hair and say 'whatever'. But alas I did not grow up with a perpetual pout and a daddy with a 6 figure bank account at his disposal, so instead I'm saying if you can afford the tuition you shouldn't receive scholarship money. Keyword being money. See I think one of the substantial benefits of getting a scholarship, besides the money itself, is the recognition that comes with it.
Tuition or Burglary Why is college tuition so high? Something so necessary to succeed in today’s world should not burden someone for the rest of their life; many people live with college debt until the day they die. How do colleges come up with these ridiculous prices for in-state and out-of-state tuition anyway? Should private universities be able to charge more than a state college? So, how could someone pay for it?
The logical thing for her to do is postpone her college enrollment until she’s ready. Likewise, if Jill was mentally prepared, yet knows she isn’t ready to handle the financial burden of attending a university, it would be beneficial for her to take some time off, work a year or two, and save up a college fund that would enable her to pay tuition costs; she could also take out loans to make up for what she isn’t able to pay. Even after subtracting the costs of tuition and fees, college graduates would have plenty of profit left over to pay off student loans, as their lifetime earnings are roughly $650,000 more than those who don’t obtain a higher education (Cohn, 2011). It is only rational that those who benefit from schooling, the students, pay the majority of the costs. With California’s current $16 billion budget deficit it is no surprise that Proposition 30 was needed to prevent a decrease in state funding to
Bijena Adhikari Jerome Parent English 121-56I 03/29/2012 The value of college In this century “the value of college” has been a big debate among the parents, student and the professor themselves. College is not a gateway which guarantees better jobs and better salaries, but it definitely makes a huge difference while accruing one. College is a guideline for stepping out in a real world and tackling real problems. While the tuition fees are increasing every year so as the curiosity, is it worth spending that huge amount of money? And after graduating will there be a secured job?