Should colleges give any need based grants?

mythmom
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:04:42 +0000

I don’t believe in large, sweeping, normative statements. There are often many solutions to the same set of variables.

My daughter worked, always. She loved babysitting; she was the assistant teacher for dance classes and she worked as a camp counselor.

My son hasn’t worked because he spent hours and hours and hours practicing his instrument. Then he organize a group to perform for nursing homes, hospitals, etc. and did quite a few performances. Working would have interfered with mastery of his instrument.

Two very different children. Different sets of circumstances.

S worked a very little bit giving lessons on his instrument.

D did work study and spends a lot of money in NYC.

S did not do work study and spends no money.

Again, two very different children; two different solutions. Why do we need rules?