Saturday, July 13, 2013

"Children born into rich families have less stress than those who come from less well to do families." What are your views?

       Let's be honest here. Everyone's dream would be to have the fame and the fortune. We would all want to be rich and drink wine from a golden cup. But back to reality, everywhere you go in the world you will interact and meet with people from all walks of life, they could be either wealthy or poor. That brings us to the question, do children born into rich families have less stress than those who come from less well to do families? Yes, I believe they do. I will be writing on how much money a person has can affect his or her's education, health and social status in school.
       Firstly, we shall begin with the topic of education. Children who are born into rich families will have a much higher chance of experiencing a better education. Their families will be able to afford to have private tutors for their child, which will most definitely benefit the child as he will receive extra support in his studies. These students will also be able to afford to be enrolled into private schools which have more expensive school fees and are known to have a better standard of education compared to neighborhood schools. They will also be able to complete their tertiary education abroad as their parents can afford the fees which can add up to tens of thousands of dollars. On the other hand, children from less well to do families are not as fortunate to experience this high level of education as they would not be able to afford it. Although some may argue that students from less well to do families can appeal for the government to handle these education fees. However, how can one expect the government to pay for so many students that are from less well to do families, especially when some countries have an extremely high population. Therefore, I say that students from less well to do families will not experience the high standard of education students from rich families will have the chance to go through.
       Secondly, on how students from rich families get more medical benefits than those from less well to do families. Students born into rich families are able to afford to be treated by specialists in private hospitals, while those from less well to do families are not as fortunate and go to public hospitals. Let's say your child has contracted dengue, those children from rich families will be able to obtain a more luxurious ward as they can afford it, but those from less well to do families will be admitted to lower quality wards, or they may even choose not to go to the hospital for treatment due to the high costs. Although it is highly debatable that in countries like Singapore, those from less well to do families get subsidies from the government for their medical fees. However, these students will still not get the same quality of treatment as those born into rich families. Therefore, I say that students from rich families will experience a higher form of medical treatment than those from less well to do families.
       Lastly, I feel that the students' financial background will have an impact on their social status in school. Those from less well to do families may get picked on by the students from rich families for not being able to afford branded and expensive school bags or shoes. This may actually affect the students' performance in school as they may get bullied. For instance, a student with an expensive mobile phone will be deemed as 'cool' by his peers but the student without a mobile phone will be known to be 'lame', they will then get made fun of by their peers. Therefore, the students' financial background has an effect on his social status and performance in school.
       In conclusion, I believe that students from less well to do families will be under more stress and pressure than those born into rich families because of the level of education they will receive, the medical benefits and status among your peers in school. How would you feel if your child isn't as fortunate as others?

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