Sacrifice
Alhamdulillah, my childhood went well. Studied in a decent school for free, study in a good uni for free.
But one thing I lacked, imo, was the sacrifice. I (almost) never made a sacrifice to reach to the point where I am now. It was mostly my parents.
My first “sacrifice” was paying money for gym (shuyam ota-onam bergan pul). Money was one of the incentives I kept going, even if I didn’t want to.
It is very hard to not take for granted something that comes without sacrifice.
That’s why I’m against the concept of giving something for fully free. Pay-what-you-can should be the default option. Sacrifice makes us appreciate the thing we’re given more. I like to bring the example of Letovo school for this argument. They have the financial aid program similar to the US colleges, where they evaluate your family income and expenses, and set the price based on that.
I think piima should implement this method for presidential schools (or all specialized schools in general). Too often have I seen students not appreciating the opportunities they have (primarily talking about myself here).
Additionally, sacrifice makes us set our priorities straight. Are we ready to sacrifice what is dear to us to get it?
Alhamdulillah, my childhood went well. Studied in a decent school for free, study in a good uni for free.
But one thing I lacked, imo, was the sacrifice. I (almost) never made a sacrifice to reach to the point where I am now. It was mostly my parents.
My first “sacrifice” was paying money for gym (shuyam ota-onam bergan pul). Money was one of the incentives I kept going, even if I didn’t want to.
It is very hard to not take for granted something that comes without sacrifice.
That’s why I’m against the concept of giving something for fully free. Pay-what-you-can should be the default option. Sacrifice makes us appreciate the thing we’re given more. I like to bring the example of Letovo school for this argument. They have the financial aid program similar to the US colleges, where they evaluate your family income and expenses, and set the price based on that.
I think piima should implement this method for presidential schools (or all specialized schools in general). Too often have I seen students not appreciating the opportunities they have (primarily talking about myself here).
Additionally, sacrifice makes us set our priorities straight. Are we ready to sacrifice what is dear to us to get it?