Who Should Pay?
College can be a very stressful time in a young adult's life. The transformation from teenager to adult is very difficult and calls for numerous decisions. These decisions include, moving out of their parents house, what kind of job one should get, what college to go to and how to pay for it. Paying for college can be very nerve-racking and if people do it without any help then it can be very difficult. In the two essays, “Pay Your Own Way!” By Audrey Rock-Richardson, and “Who Should pay for College?” by Yvonne Joy Landry, they both write about who they believe should pay and give very good reasons for their decision. Rock-Richardson feels like students should pay for their own college education while Landry believes parents should pay. Parents should pay for their son or daughter’s …show more content…
They say that they will learn valuable life skills such as money management, time management, and multitasking. However, paying one’s own way through college is not the only way to learn those skills. Students can learn these skills through many different ways such as through their jobs and classes or parents can teach them these skills. People also say that students will feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. That may be true, but even if a parent pays for student’s college education, student’s will still feel proud that they got through college. "The notion that parents must finance their children’s education is ridiculous" (Rock 19). If a parent can help then they should as it could reduce their child's stress level. Parents say that it is not impossible for students to pay their own way and while this is a good point, in some cases it is impossible, like if they have “disabilities or extenuating circumstances" (Rock 18). These type of circumstances will lead to someone else needing to pay. It can be difficult for some students and sometimes they need assistance from
College can be a very stressful time in a young adult's life. The transformation from teenager to adult is very difficult and calls for numerous decisions. These decisions include, moving out of their parents house, what kind of job one should get, what college to go to and how to pay for it. Paying for college can be very nerve-racking and if people do it without any help then it can be very difficult. In the two essays, “Pay Your Own Way!” By Audrey Rock-Richardson, and “Who Should pay for College?” by Yvonne Joy Landry, they both write about who they believe should pay and give very good reasons for their decision. Rock-Richardson feels like students should pay for their own college education while Landry believes parents should pay. Parents should pay for their son or daughter’s …show more content…
They say that they will learn valuable life skills such as money management, time management, and multitasking. However, paying one’s own way through college is not the only way to learn those skills. Students can learn these skills through many different ways such as through their jobs and classes or parents can teach them these skills. People also say that students will feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. That may be true, but even if a parent pays for student’s college education, student’s will still feel proud that they got through college. "The notion that parents must finance their children’s education is ridiculous" (Rock 19). If a parent can help then they should as it could reduce their child's stress level. Parents say that it is not impossible for students to pay their own way and while this is a good point, in some cases it is impossible, like if they have “disabilities or extenuating circumstances" (Rock 18). These type of circumstances will lead to someone else needing to pay. It can be difficult for some students and sometimes they need assistance from