But, I wouldn't just feel that I was letting down my children, but, that I was letting down my great-grand-parents, grand parents, and parents, ALL of which sacrificed and did without their entire lives so that “I” could have a better life than they did.
I take that responsibility seriously, and feel obligated to do my utmost to ensure that my children also have the best chance in life. And “one” of those responsibilities is to ensure that they receive the best education that I can possibly afford.
And if that meant going into debt up to my eyeballs, or getting a 2nd job at McDonalds, so be it. (thankfully I am not forced to make such a sacrifice, but that doesn't negate the fact that I would be willing to)
Now I am not a big believer in just getting a degree, to get a degree. That's not what I am talking about.
I am talking about a situation where my child maybe wanted to become a doctor (and I felt they truly had the intellect to achieve that dream) I would do anything in my power to help them realize that dream. There is no way on earth I would just say... oh well! your on your own! good luck! oh , and sorry if you can't afford medical school! I had to pay my way through college and I think you should too! Or maybe they have an amazing dancing ability and have been accepted to one of the top dance schools in the world, but didn't receive a scholarship... again, no way in heck would I let them miss out on their dream.
I think every situation has to be judged individually based on the circumstances.
Ensuring that ones kids are educated ... Tell me how exactly does that obligate a parent to overpay in one of these colleges in America now
I would not dream of sending my kids to a public high school in my particular district. We pay for private school always have
They have a better education than I did when my parents got hoodwinked by some imposters calling themselves cstholic