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08-30-2009, 07:34 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Please help with your honest thoughts... This may be a tad lengthy but I would truly like input from others. So...there was a "discussion" this afternoon among my family and I which became quite heated. I had posed an opinion on something that I had read on my sisters Facebook page regarding scholarships. So, my question is this: Do you think it is right or wrong for society in general to reward our children (with monetary gifts, etc.) for "doing the right thing" ? By this I mean, if a kid volunteers to give blood, help the poor, assist in an accident or disaster, should that same kid use that toward "community service" to earn scholarship money? My thought is no! I want my kids to "do the right thing", to help others because it's the right thing to do, not to expect rewards or accolades. What do you think?
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08-30-2009, 07:52 PM | #2 |
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| Many scholarships come from "giving back" --- i.e., those that receive scholarships, generally --- "generally" --- go on to college, get a higher paying job than those that didn't go to college and later in life are in a position to "give back", by way of donating money back to those scholarships that others may have the same opportunity they did. I know my kids went to a private prep school and any they got they did so with the understanding that they had to (on the honor system of course) eventually give back anything they received, thus the cycle of giving perpetuates. Plus such schools require "community service" from all students, thus for four years in addition to their academics they spend a great deal of their time in public service and understand situations of poverty and the need to give to others less fortunate. (I know at least one other YT member had kids go to the same school as mine and can vouch for all this) There are many bright kids that can't afford college, scholarships are a way of getting that chance to contribute to the world in ways that only those with a higher education can, and the ones that truly can't afford higher education but do well academically in school and want a higher education, when given such an opportunity by way of a scholarships, rarely forget the "gift" they were given. |
08-30-2009, 08:58 PM | #3 | |
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I also think if a scholarship is offered for such acts, it should be offered to someone who has shown that they truly care. Nominated by peers/ school staff. Anyone can put on a front by helping out. And if you are only doing kind things for personal gain, you don't deserve it. | |
08-30-2009, 09:34 PM | #4 |
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| Their are scholarships that are provided for services completed. Thats a pretty thin line there. Alot of kids really need the scholarships to further their education, they know they have to do the community service in order to continue to get the scholarships. Now, are they just doing the service to just get the funds and not actually caring, l would have to say if the kid is doing this from their hearts then ''yes'' especially if the scholarship is the only way they can attend college. lf they are doing it just for monetary gain then they have alot of character expanding to work on.
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08-30-2009, 11:40 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Thank you so much! Now I don't feel so outnumbered...lol My Mom and sister both "reamed me" for my view on this. I agree, this is a very thin line with a lot of available gray area. I guess it just really upset me because of thier reactions to my question. Our children (those 3 that are grown now, working on our 4th one) were raised to care about others regardless. Sure, we encouraged 4H, committee work in high school, volunteering. But we always encouraged them to do those things because it was the right thing to do, not for personal gain or recognition. It seems sad to me that our society needs to "bribe", in a sense, our children to care for and about others who may be in need. Thanks again
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08-31-2009, 06:40 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | I think there are a lot of useless scholarships in the world. I've always been of the opinion thst scholarships are for people who EARN them by working hard, not by being given free money. I can't think of any off the top of my head, but when my brother was getting ready for college there was a website full of RIDICULOUS scholarships that take all the pride out of getting one. at the same time, scholarships can be the make or break for whether or not someone can afford to go to school. I'm one of those people. Yes, I can take out student loans (which I intend to do). But I've worked by butt off so I know that I can earn scholarships because otherwise (even with loans) there is just no way I could go to college. I agree that scholarships for volunteering in the community can be a little ridiculous. I believe that scholarships should go to people who earn them by going above and beyond - whether it's academically or in the community. But they should be EARNED, not given away for doing very little or nothing.
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