Does it help students if parents pay for their university education?
Does it help students if parents pay for their university education? YLR6K
A study from the University of California compares children versus parents paying for their studies and the results are contradictory:
On one hand the more parents pay, the worse children’s grades because they spend too much time on leisure activities. On the other hand, if parents pay for children’s education, fewer children leave before graduating than if children pay for their own education.
So, does it help students if parents pay for their university education?
An established view was that if children find a job, this distracts them from their studies. This could be due to the fact that they have less time to dedicate to lessons and to study. In fact, as explained by the second result, if parents pay, children are less tempted to leave the university before graduating and it could be because they have only one task: to study. But paying for their own studies can also be extra stimulating for them: in fact, as is highlighted by the first finding, children whose parents are paying have a lot of free time that also could distract them from studies.
From my point of view, children who pay for thier own studies are more motivated, because they are making sacrifices for a better future. Of course, it could be difficult to get organized in order to succeed, but if they are really motivated, they can do it.
A
study
from the University of California compares
children
versus
parents
paying for their
studies
and the results are contradictory:
On one hand the more
parents
pay
, the worse
children’s
grades
because
they spend too much time on leisure activities.
On the other hand
, if
parents
pay
for
children’s
education, fewer
children
leave
before
graduating than if
children
pay
for their
own
education.
So
, does it
help
students if
parents
pay
for their university education?
An established view was that if
children
find a job, this distracts them from their
studies
. This could be due to the fact that they have less time to dedicate to lessons and to
study
. In fact, as
explained
by the second result, if
parents
pay
,
children
are less tempted to
leave
the university
before
graduating and it could be
because
they have
only
one task: to
study
.
But
paying for their
own
studies
can
also
be extra stimulating for them: in fact, as
is highlighted
by the
first
finding,
children
whose
parents
are paying have
a lot of
free time that
also
could distract them from studies.
From my point of view,
children
who
pay
for
thier
own
studies
are more motivated,
because
they are making sacrifices for a better future.
Of course
, it could be difficult to
get
organized in order to succeed,
but
if they are
really
motivated, they can do it.