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Does it help students if parents pay for their children's university education?

#students #parents #children #university #education
It is a well-known fact that
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good
university
education
, as well as good social connections and a strong work ethic, are vital in order to achieve professional success in life. In fact, considering that nowadays most jobs require a
university
 high-level degree just to get a foot in the door.
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 who is to pay for
this
 is another matter. TheTheHaving said that
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 the benefits of
parents
 paying for their
children
's
educationchildren
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education children
education
 are not generally
provend
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proven
proved
: in fact, if a student must work in order to pay for
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 his own
education
, it is likely that he is going to value his lessons more and to strive for his results
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 because he knows well the cost of his
education
. Indeed, despite a study from UC
University
 has
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 out that if
parents
 pay, fewer
children
 leave
university
 before graduating than if
children
 pay for their own
education
,
nevertheless
, it has
also
 been shown that the more
parents
 pay, the worse
children
’s academic results are. The reason could be that if a child thinks that his
parents
 will always cover his back, he will not be committed to build his career and to sacrifice for that. What’s more, working in their twentiestheirsince your twenties can teach them soonerthemyou sooner how to interact with people and how to become more confident when they
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 are requested to do something. Admittedly, it is harder to get good grades at
university
 while you are working too, but it can
also
 be an opportunity to develop your resilience and your self-esteem. In conclusion, it might be a good adjustment if
parents
 pay only a fraction of their
children
's
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education children
education
, and offspring help them with the residual.
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