"I think it will be because I'm gonna go to college and they never got that experience.
They also didn't end up being what they wanted to be." (9th grade girl)
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"Because after I graduate from high school I will have a better chance to go to col-
lege than my parents' had. And after college I plan to get a great job that pays lots of
money. So I can take care of my family and give them all the things they need."
(9th grade girl)
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"Because times have changed. Hello people it is the year two thousand, the twenty-
first century here. I am gonna go out there and I am gonna work my butt off so that
I can have the job that I want." (10th grade boy)
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"Society has advanced, I am smarter, and I won't pass up opportunities."
(10th grade boy)
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"Because my mom has to work very hard and long hours to earn her paycheck and
she has a really hard job. I think also if I get a job that pays more money I won't have
to worry about making ends meet." (10th grade girl)
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"Because I see their mistakes and I learn from them. And the lesson that a credit card
shouldn't be taken too lightly has helped me already." (11th grade, girl)
"My parents have struggled a lot in life. Since I have opportunities they never had,
naturally it will be easier for me to have a better life and even help them out."
(11th grade boy)
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"Because my parents never got a college education and they could never do what they
truly wanted with their lives. Plus, they have made sure that I would get the things
that they didn't." (11th grade boy)
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"Because they didn't finish college, by doing that they were stuck as well as having
children young. I want to go to college and have a job that I TRULY L OVE!!!!!! Not
having a job only because that is the only one I can get because of no diploma."
(12th grade girl)
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"Because I, unlike my parents have stayed dedicated to school, so I will have more
economic opportunities...they dropped out in high school, while I will go to college."
(12th grade boy)
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"Because I plan to have more education under my belt." (12th grade boy)
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