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[quote=Anonymous]I am a parent. I am far from the 1%. My zip code is very low income.
I want my child to attend college to develop the right habits of the mind (questioning, reflecting, using logic and gaining new perspectives and insights). I am readying myself to take on debt to pay for my child to attend yet I do not view my child or myself as entering a consumer relationship. I want my child to bring all effort and interest and engage with the opportunity. I also hope for Professors who will enlighten and inspire my child to go deeper, think with more precision and introduce ideas and concepts which can be relied on to provide some sense of meaning/purpose to my child’s future life choices.
I suppose I am ready to view the challenges (small dorm room, shared showers, meh food choices) as an opportunity for those students to learn to cope. I welcome the guidance (such as reminders to interact with professionals in a professional manner) my child may receive from instructors or admins or other campus staff. Tuition, room, board, travel, dorm supplies, etc etc etc are all daunting expenses. I am certain there are other ways to hone ones mind than a college degree, yet the whole college experience and sequence of courses will likely cost less (time, heartache, wandering and making poor choices) than getting those eventual benefits via a ‘real world experiences‘ education would.
I myself went the real world route...and don’t recommend it.[/quote]

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