Zinsser points out that students know that they can have better odds by knowing “that entrance into the better schools will be an entrance into the better law firms and better medical practices where they will make a lot of money” (239). This philosophy is teaching young adults that to be on the top they need to beat everyone else. If each person on a team is trying to beat the other team member, then the whole team will lose unity and fall apart. Like the economy Zinsser stated, parents want their children to avoid that debt and be profitable. That idea decreases student’s to develop the career they want because of the fearful mindset parents of all classes have learned from their own experience. Zinsser proves that by saying “They are too young to be prisoners of their parents’ dreams and their classmates’ fears…into believing in themselves…who have the power to shape their own future” (242). He reminds the reader that college should be an open-mind filled with opportunities. Does not everyone want to live in a world of acceptance to be themselves, especially
Zinsser points out that students know that they can have better odds by knowing “that entrance into the better schools will be an entrance into the better law firms and better medical practices where they will make a lot of money” (239). This philosophy is teaching young adults that to be on the top they need to beat everyone else. If each person on a team is trying to beat the other team member, then the whole team will lose unity and fall apart. Like the economy Zinsser stated, parents want their children to avoid that debt and be profitable. That idea decreases student’s to develop the career they want because of the fearful mindset parents of all classes have learned from their own experience. Zinsser proves that by saying “They are too young to be prisoners of their parents’ dreams and their classmates’ fears…into believing in themselves…who have the power to shape their own future” (242). He reminds the reader that college should be an open-mind filled with opportunities. Does not everyone want to live in a world of acceptance to be themselves, especially