The acronym TANSTAAFL stands for “There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Lunch” as stated in our attend section by Dr. Sexton and Mr. Henderson (Henderson, 2014; Sexton, 2012-A). This concept is simple it means we have a choice and when a decision is made, there will be costs. Dr. Sexton talked about goods and services being scarcity; this means there are not enough products for everyone. Because of the supply and demand, this creates competition in the consumer marketplace.
Currently, my household has two (2) people attending college, myself and our oldest son. When I started back to college, a choice was made to use my extra time (family time) to complete my assignments. This trade-off was and is still hard. If I don’t maintain my focus, I will not meet the weekly deadlines established by Bethel University’s On-line platform. I’ve completed thirty-three hours in my program of choice. My time is valuable to me. My family and I have given up a lot of it to …show more content…
I believe they do not understand that nothing is free. Someone has to pay. I like my son will have debt, I would suggest that for college to free I (working taxpayer) would pay much more in taxes this would deplete that available capital for the rest of my family. Some could argue that government policy to make college tuition free would level the playing field. But, the trade-off would impose hardships on the working community like tax levies (Sexton, 2012-A; Sexton, 2012-B). It could force some schools to close and others would grow but would it reshape the post-secondary education system fair for student or the institution. This standard tuition (free) would limit the institution ability hire top-notch professors and staff. Or would it undermine the programs of study? This causes conflicts between the respective parties (Sexton,
Currently, my household has two (2) people attending college, myself and our oldest son. When I started back to college, a choice was made to use my extra time (family time) to complete my assignments. This trade-off was and is still hard. If I don’t maintain my focus, I will not meet the weekly deadlines established by Bethel University’s On-line platform. I’ve completed thirty-three hours in my program of choice. My time is valuable to me. My family and I have given up a lot of it to …show more content…
I believe they do not understand that nothing is free. Someone has to pay. I like my son will have debt, I would suggest that for college to free I (working taxpayer) would pay much more in taxes this would deplete that available capital for the rest of my family. Some could argue that government policy to make college tuition free would level the playing field. But, the trade-off would impose hardships on the working community like tax levies (Sexton, 2012-A; Sexton, 2012-B). It could force some schools to close and others would grow but would it reshape the post-secondary education system fair for student or the institution. This standard tuition (free) would limit the institution ability hire top-notch professors and staff. Or would it undermine the programs of study? This causes conflicts between the respective parties (Sexton,