Introduction
People have found themselves strongly arguing about whether or not being rich means better education and more success. From the two divide individuals bring forth valid and strong arguments that are very convincing.
To successfully cover the relevant arguments there is need to provide arguments from both sections. It is worth noting that for the paper to have a clear bearing there is need to first have an explanation of certain major concepts in the questions posed.
For instance what does being rich mean? What are better education and more success? The understanding of majority of human being s with regards to being rich means a variety of things to them.
Money and wealth means a lot to human beings and it is essential for acquisition of such goods and services as rent, clothing, entertainment food and typically a wider range of other things that makes the life of a human being enjoyable (Broom, Jones & McDonnell, 1977).
It is common knowledge that when one is in a situation whereby he/she cannot meet and pay for the basic necessities then such a situation has been shown to negatively impact in wellbeing of the affected human race.
For the sake of this paper there is need to draw a line between being rich and wealthy. For one to be considered rich there is need for such individuals to exhibit certain characteristics which include having a balanced life in terms of spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual, relational, sexual, financial as well as directional (Caldwell, 1995).
Each and every person has in his own mind certain issues that they need to accomplish and have for instance having a nice house, a good car, taking memorable trips among other things.
Each and every country in the 21st century has made education mandatory. United Kingdom is not an exception. The bigger challenge that has faced this idea is lack of adequate resources from the government and more seriously from parents.
Despite the fact that the government has strived in ensuring that individuals are able to read and write and acquire additionally education, there are some individuals who come from very humble and poor background.
Majority of them have undergone hard times while pursuing their educations. A greater percentage makes it in life and are now billionaires and deemed successful men and women.
On he other hand, those from rich background have undergone good time during their studies and due to their parents’ social status have found their way through and have made a good life.
Better education in my humble opinion refers to a situation where an individual is or has been capable of acquiring education that has effectively imparted knowledge and skills to him/her that are applicable to real life situation.
Such knowledge can be used to make a living. Success means lots of different things to different people. However in my own view success is attained when one has managed to raise above all in terms of economy, environmental, political, social spheres of life.
Supporting argument
It is worth noting from the onset that the arguments brought forth in support of the statement are the main ones and might be disregarded by the individuals in the other quota.
Being rich has been associated with the ability of the parents to meet the day to day needs of their children. For instance paying school fees as well as providing them with well balanced meals, proper medication to mention but a few.
When all these are met it has been shown that individuals feel much more relaxed than their counter parts that are not from the rich background. Being healthy is one key element that helps student to concentrate in class and grasp more.
It is worth noting that while students from a rich background is concentrating, the ones from a poor one are wondering of how they will acquire dinner leave alone the toys and other related things which helps in proper growth and development of children.
Rich individuals are in a better position to provide their children with an opportunity of obtaining an additional degree. This issue of holding a second degree has become so competitive that only those who have such educational level are able to secure better jobs than their counterparts who are only holding a degree of college diplomas.
It is a fact that education is an expensive investment (Broom, Jones & McDonnell, 1977). Majority of individuals from poor background once they have been provided with education supported by the government they have very slim chances of advancing their education levels. The situation places them in an awkward situation especially when it comes to the job market and thus has limited chances of being selected for certain job positions (Graetz, 1995).
Considering the fact that two individuals are graduate from the same university but one from a poor family and the other from a well of family the chances of the two to secure a good job greatly vary.
Due to social economic status of the parents of the one from a rich family background, securing a job might not be an uphill task as it would be for the one from a lower social economic status (Quisumbing, 2002). It has been shown that the family name and the status held by one’s parent in most cases play a major role in making one to easily get an employment opportunity.
A research carried out recently by has shown that there are great differences in response of prefrontal cortex of children from poor and rich background. It is important to remember that this is a part of the human brain that is very critical in problem solving.
According to Graetz, (1995), the brain section behaves as if it has been damaged. However, they clearly make it known that this is not the end of everything as the situation can be successfully curbed by offering extensive training.
Additionally it has been shown that richness ensures that the necessary resources for learning are provided timely. For instances aside from the books the schools provide student to read which might in some cases fail to be enough for class individuals from a better family in terms of social economic status can afford to offer the children extra reading materials which works well in ensuring that they perform better.
With this concept comes the issue of quality education. After a careful examination of the progress of their children, parents who are rich may go an extra mile in hiring private tutors to help their children meet the education requirements. Additionally children stand a good chance of being sent to academies or private schools which are deemed to be the best in offering good environment for student learning.
Lastly and more importantly, individuals from a rich family are provided with an opportunity of visiting various geographical regions where they socialize and make networks. With such networks in place their chances of securing jobs overseas which offer good pay come their way. This is among the opportunity those from a humble background miss (Quisumbing, 2002).
Opposing argument
One major argument against the statement solemnly lies in the fact that there are a good number of individuals in the society who are known to have come from nothing and rose to fame.
Their names are currently household names. This is because they managed to shake off the notion that the rich are the only ones who will have the chances of acquiring better education and being successful in life. Individual like Quincy Jones, Bill Gates rose to fame despite the fact that their families had no strong financial background (Llewellyn, 2001).
As suggested by Smith, 2008 some studies have established that having a better education and being successful in life is not a function of being rich parse. Other important factors such as good government policies, luck, inheritance and social as well as business connection among others have been show to bring a synergy that dictates who will be successful.
Similarly, children from well off family background seem to gain less concentration from their parents. Due to the fact that being wealth and rich constitutes investing heavily, parents are more often than not preoccupied on what they can do to earn more (Llewellyn, 2001). This provides them with no or very minimum time to spend with their children and help them with their homework.
Having in mind that student from a rich background are sure of certain things in their lives, they tend to be lazy and rude. All these negatively impact on their ability to successfully acquire knowledge. When a student clearly knows that he will inherit some thousand pounds from his/her parents then there are fewer chances of such a student to listen in class and acquire basic knowledge (Kiyosaki & Bennett, 1999).
Additionally, despite the fact that parents from poor background are struggling to make the ends meet, they constantly go through the works of their children and where they can they are much more willing to assist them attain the best.
Offering encouragement, being actively involved when called upon as well as instilling discipline is key to such parent. It is worth noting that the desire to make the student be serious in terms of academic life rests on the notion that if his/her child is educated then the current situation the family is undergoing through will be history (Caldwell, 1995).
Conclusion
From the review of the concept of being rich means better education and more success, arguments from both side have been succinctly brought forth. It is clear that individual from a rich background have been offered with high quality education, are always offered with necessary resources, due to their parents social status they have a higher chance of securing a job.
In addition furthering their level of education is possible due to availability of funds. Lastly it has been shown that such individual are always in peace as they are offered with high quality medical services, they do not need to worry of issues relating to fee among other hence concentrate in education as well as jobs. All these offer them an opportunity of being successful in life.
On the other hand the opponents see richness as being only among a myriad of factors that play some roles in making individuals successful. For instance big names currently such as Quincy Jones rose from nowhere and now they are household names.
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