There is a current trend in my country where parents are doing everything financially possible to give their children the best education. Some parents have gone to the extent of selling properties or taking loans to send their children to some of the best schools in and outside the country. I have spoken with some of them, and the reason they give is that this child will get good jobs and take care of them in the future.
I had to bring up this issue because most of them are becoming disappointed and depressed. In my location, children are seen as an investment because they have the responsibility to take care of their parents when they are retired, old, or unemployed. So parents will want to invest high in education because they think it will bring high returns. Many of these students who attended prestigious schools end up becoming unemployed and are still depending on their parents to survive. I also assume that many of them regret going the extra mile to give their children the best. They have lost money and are also in debt but their children are still dependants.
Do you think parents should have a limit on the amount they can invest in their children?
There is such an emphasis on schooling in this day and age and I can honestly see a decline coming for the traditional way of schooling. At least in America you have the entire school system is in haywire, with all this shit about pronouns and folks who can't tell if they are a boy or a girl its just bizarre & definitely not something I want my children to be a part of. From K-12 we are seeing a huge increase of children being homeschooled- parents trying to put their kids in these high level schools . As far as college goes, I am trying to set aside for each of my kids a college fund, but honestly my goal just like any parent is to encourage them to work hard to try and get a scholarship whether it is academic or athletic. early on I think are just wasting their time. If you can homeschool do it, if you can't figure out how to because homeschooler test scores are better and its proven! Kids only need like a few hours of school a day, the rest of the day should be spent being creative and having fun & focusing on a sport or a skill or even a business.