Stable Parenting In College

This shows these athletes would do better off with the professional help of the NBA. A major part of my action plan is to provide these athletes with the option to either attend a college or university for one year and then enter into the NBA draft or become drafted straight out of high school with the understanding that they will have to play for that specific teams developmental league for one year before joining the actually team itself. Ultimately, this plan would allow athletes to receive the financial benefits needed in the short term while still developing and preparing themselves for years in the NBA.

Ever since Kevin Garnett, a teenager who by-passed college, was drafted as the fifth overall pick in the 1995 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, more and more high school teenagers have been making the jump straight to the pros. Since the league draft of 1995, 17 first round picks have been high school players. This means that about 7 percent of first round draft picks in the NBA have been high school teens skipping out on their college education to make the jump to the NBA (Chylinski).

Americans have the right to vote when they reach 18 years old, which is one of statutory civil rights; people who is over 14 years old can drive legally in many states, for many young people, they are looking forward to this moment, because it means they can have a car of their own and have real freedom, no longer dependent on their parents or other adults to take them to the places they want. But for young people who want to drink, the minimum legal drinking age is 21 years old, mainly refers to the liquor and drinking in public places. Compared with the legal driving age it has a delay of 5-7 years, compared to the legal voting age is also three years late. This legislation makes many young people feel dissatisfied, also caused much controversy.

Two of those players were Scottie Pippen, a hall of famer who won 5 titles and played with Michael Jordan, and Allen Iverson, a future hall of famer with many league records (Khatchaturian). It is important to have that education because if they possibly lose a good portion of their earnings as a player they will need to get a job in order to gain the money back. Earning an education for after the NBA is a big impact on why players should stay more than one year. When college basketball players stay in college for more than one year they get to develope their game.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) require at least one to three years of college before playing professionally. The NBA has a policy called the one-and-done rule. It allows athletes to go to the NBA after the athlete is done with at least one year of college. The policy is to reduce the flow of athletes going to play professionally after they got out of college. The NFL has a policy like the NBA, but athletes have to stay until the beginning of their senior year.

Single parents have it hard balancing everyday life, to handling a full-time job, balancing financial needs, making sure their children are taking care of which are just the basic needs that a single parent does. Many single parents take that leap of going back to school to better and secure their future for their family. However, single parents that make the choice of going to back to school to better themselves go through a lot of issues or self-neglect. Because of the self-neglect and the overbearing weight of handling everyday life and college life, researchers have found out that between "finances, family, and relationship difficulties disproportionally affected single parents, who reported nearly twice as many suicide attempts as their counterparts."(Shenony.2016) Many people would think that might not be as hard but being a single parent in college comes with a lot of challenges due to trying to juggle many hats at once such as financial issues, balancing a stable home life for their dependents, and staying on top of class assignments, these situations can be tough to manage but can eventually cause long term mental and physical challenges in the future while focusing on building a better future. During this time of our economic status the rate of mental and physical stress of single parents in college could possible double within the next year.

At age 16, we are legally allowed to emancipate ourselves from our parents. Boom! Suddenly we are officially adults. . . free. . . at 16. But aren’t you an adult at 18? Not according to emancipated 16 year olds. At age 16, we can consent to medical and dental treatment with the same authority as an adult. We can get a junior driver licence. We can decide which parent you wish to live with and whether you want to visit the other one if your parents separate. We can get married. We can drop out of high school. We can be expelled from school, whereas at a younger age our highest level of punishment would be exclusion. We can work full-time. We can get a passport without parental consent. We can get a firearms licence.

Parenting and going to college at the same time, causes stress and it is very challenging. Another thing that causes me stress is the financial situation, having both parents in college puts the money very tide for all the family. Having 4 children its almost impossible paying a daycare for us. Many times, I cannot plan my day, because my youngest is 15 months, sometimes she does not take a nap and that messes my plans. I also need to take care of the house, groceries, run errands, cooking and so on.

The common pretense after the sixteenth birthday is that the wait for their eighteenth birthday is worth it, because at eighteen the world is at their hands and feet. At eighteen they are sent to college, or thrown out into the real world to figure things out for themselves. The build up to their new found independence is all based upon the government saying you are now of "legal age to vote", but yet rarely do they have a steady income, career, nor are they legally eligible to drink, or even rent a vehicle. It is an age that, in America, stands on pillars, yet has nothing to back it up. It is an age as useless as six, thirty-five, twenty-three, and

Many of kids dream about play a sport professionally, but only a small percentage make it. Kids and young adults may focus to much on sports on sports and not enough on school. When a kid focus’s to much on a sports it can cause the kid to not focus on school, and not get a good education. This kid out of the many has a small chance to go pro and when he/she doesn't have a good education, the job choice is slim. According to NCAA.org, out of the 4,158 possible players only

Sixteen-and 17-year-olds today have many responsibilities that are associated with adulthood. They can drive, get married and have children, yet they are unable to have a say in the type of society those

However, the NFL has a rule which state athletes must be out of high school two years before they can enter the league. The NBA has a similar rule, but it is only a year out of high school. This rule is not necessarily a bad thing. It gives the NBA and NFL at least a year or two to scout athletes. It also gives the athletes a chance to compare their abilities to other elite athletes. The athletes do not have to go to college if they do not want to. The rule does not state they must go to college. Basketball players could play overseas and get paid if they wanted to. Football players have few options other than college. There are other leagues they could play in, but they would not get the same publicity.

Something positive can be taken from the precedents Thurman and Fizer; both at least started a college education and made positive contributions to the game. Each year the number of high school athletes that go directly to the NBA increases. In recent years Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett have become household names with huge contracts. Both of them have risen to stardom after making the jump directly from high school. With all of the hype surrounding these success stories, little is mentioned about those not so fortunate. Like Garnett, Ronnie Fields attended Farragut Academy. In 1997 Fields attempted to follow Garnetts path to the NBA rather than accept a scholarship from a major university. Fields was not drafted and is not currently involved with any organized basketball (NBA.com). High school athletes need to realize that the fame of Bryant and Garnett are rare

Attending college is beneficial for high school basketball players when it comes to entering the workforce. However, with a goal of becoming a professional basketball player, attending college has its pros and cons. There are pros and cons for a student going straight to the NBA after high school. Some high school students want to skip college and go straight to playing basketball and just make money by what they love doing. Students believe to college should be an option for them to choose after high school and shouldn 't have to go college because it is mandatory to go to college and play for one year before moving on. The point of college is to higher your education and to increase the ability to get paid more money. Cons about going straight to NBA after high school is that you get treated like a rookie. You can be sitting on the bench majority of the time until they feel like you have improved during practices to put you in the game. Also, they would not realize the amount of work that has to be put in and have to adjust to their surroundings. You could have been the best on your high school team, but soon as you get into the NBA, you have not seen as the same person anyone because someone has that spot.

As a student myself I think once you’re in college parents should not be able to get into your grades. In high school my senior year a teacher told the whole class how we had to be independent because when we got to college our parents can’t talk to the teachers or do anything for you anymore and that we were responsible in college because we were now adults and that’s how college works. She really taught us on how to be independent and not rely on our parents. Now that I am in college her advice was really helpful because I became independent and not relying on my parents for everything. This topic many students will say that they like their privacy and parents might say that since they are paying for their college so they’d like to see their grades. High school is over and when a student gets to college they are an adult now and should be responsible. Glendale should not do a plan like this because college students are adults and don’t need parents checking their grades or doing things for them anymore.