Nov 23 2016
Why Does College Matter So Much to Parents?
I know dozens of stories when children go to college under the parental pressure but eventually drop out and choose a completely different life.
What do these parents think about when they try to make decisions instead of their kids? What motivates them when they force children to choose certain professions or follow their footsteps? Let’s have a look at the most popular reasons why your moms and dads want you to graduate from college.
- All Parents Love Showing Off
Parents adore bragging about their children’s achievements. It starts when you are an infant and your mother shows off your first tooth and tells everyone about your first attempts to sit down, get on your feet, and speak. The older you get, the bigger is the desire to brag. Parents show off your intelligence and character qualities, success at school and achievements in sports, choice of occupation, and a diploma. They feel that your success influences their reputation. They can be called excellent parents only if you are a “golden” child. And there is no more effective proof of your knowledge than the university degree. Actually, having such parents is a blessing. They support all your activities. If you want to play a musical instrument, they will buy it, and if you want to use any college paper writing service, they will pay for it as well.
- College Is Like a Road into Adulthood
It may sound strange, but some parents think of college as the end of their parental duties. They are convinced that as soon as their children set feet in the university, they are adults. If you live with such parents, they will be happy to make you a part of the student world as soon as possible. After you go, they will relax and live just for themselves. Plus, they won’t have to fully support you financially and will be able to use your room.
I don’t want to say that such parents don’t worry about their children. As any typical parents, they get stressed about kids’ health, eating habits, social life, etc. However, they think about all these issues as an inseparable part of adult life.
- Parents Know Better
Awkwardly, there are many people convinced that children cannot always make the right choices and that parents know better. There are parents who have a constant tendency of interfering with the personal lives of their children even when they are grownups. These parents don’t allow their youngsters to become self-established personalities. They see diplomas as a way to secure highly paid jobs and successful future for their kids. That is why they often ignore opinions of their children. Their behavior is the result of mistrust of children’s choices.
- Parents Have a Responsibility to Provide Higher Education for Their Children
There is a natural desire to raise a personality. Someone who will understand not only the basic concepts of honesty and dishonesty but who has an urge for knowledge and an ability to communicate with people. My parents had the same desire. However, they both have graduated college. That is why they never, not for a moment, doubted that higher education was what I and my sister needed. Mom and dad believed that providing education is one of the parents’ duties. Such parents are a little bit old school, but their motives come from love.
- What Would People Say?
How? Why did you drop out?! Have something bad happened? Why did you have to go?
These questions follow me wherever I go and whenever I say I am not in college. Unfortunately, many parents are still guided by social opinion. If society acknowledges college graduates as successful people, your parents will do their utmost to make you a part of this social class. However, times have changed. Today, college dropouts like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg build profitable businesses and college graduates work 9 to 5 for no more than $55,000 per year. I give this example to my parents whenever they start complaining about my education.
As you can see, there are many reasons why your parents may want you to go to college. However, the main decision is yours, so don’t let anyone put pressure on you.
Dec 7 2016
Glass Marker Board
If you home school your children, most likely there are materials and tools in your home that are found in classrooms. One item in particular is a chalkboard, which every teacher finds useful.
Today, the chalkboard has been modernized with other styles including a glass marker board. Fortunately, there are other uses for this in your home that keeps your household as organized as your children’s school day.
Family dynamics require lots of communication and organization. The design of this type of board adds striking style to wherever you decide to hang it. Here are a few uses to consider when the board is not being used for school lessons.
Dinner Menu
How often in one day do you hear the same question: What is for dinner? If you know in advance and are tired of answering, you can use the board to write out the dinner menu. Perhaps you could also leave a note on the board asking someone to pickup an item from the grocery store.
List for Groceries
Speaking of groceries, if you install one of these boards near the kitchen, it can become a convenient place to make a grocery list. How many times are you in the kitchen and realize either something is gone or you are about to run out of a certain item? By the time you are able to write out your grocery list, you may forget to add that particular item.
Having the board near the kitchen is one helpful way to make sure you remember when it is time to go grocery shopping. You can make this a team effort. Whenever someone in the family notices something is running low, they can add it to the list, too.
List of Chores
Another way to keep the family involved is to use the board to list everyone’s chores. Until there is a world where you no longer have to ask others to help around the house, make good use of this board. This way, you are not constantly reminding your children and spouse of what they need to do to contribute.
Make sure the board is in a high traffic area like the kitchen or hallway so everyone is reminded every time they walk by. Get the kids more involved by having them write a check mark once their share of the workload is done.
This brief list should get you started in making full use of the board. As a functional and safe product, everyone can be motivated to do more around the house.
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