It is rumored that a university campus is a place to expand one's horizons, not only about books, but also about interacting with people from all walks of life and the opportunity to face diverse events. There is a clear difference between universities and ordinary schools, and the most notable thing is that the students come from all over the world.
As a result, when college students are faced with classmates from different upbringing environments, they often witness a variety of scenes that they have never seen in the "ivory tower" before. Some can expand our experience and make us understand more, while others are embarrassing.
Should a student who has been identified as a "particularly poor student" but has purchased an expensive mobile phone report to the counselor? Kotani, who is a sophomore in college, encountered a similar dilemma and was very entangled in how to deal with it, so he decided to seek everyone's opinions on the Internet. The root of the problem is that the roommate spent more than 6,000 yuan on a mobile phone.
At the beginning of each semester, the counselor will announce the "list of poor students" for the previous semester, and the roommate is one of them. Although they didn't usually notice that he had a thrifty habit, everyone didn't pay much attention to it. However, after the grant was distributed, the roommate's behavior left Kotani puzzled.
The roommate suddenly bought a phone that wasn't cheap for college students. Many students use ordinary mobile phones worth two or three thousand yuan, but the "extremely poor students" have items that are more expensive than themselves, which makes people feel quite complicated.
Kotani believes that whether his classmates' families are really "difficult" needs to be investigated, so he plans to report this issue to the counselor. However, considering that they are both classmates, whether his actions are appropriate or not is a big problem in Xiao Gu's heart.
After stepping into the university, I realized that there was another type of student who was nicknamed "invisible students in extreme poverty". This situation is not unique to Kotani. I believe that after many students enter the university, they will find that some students around them do not show "poverty" in their daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, but they are indeed on the list.
First of all, college students come from all over the world, unlike students in primary and secondary schools, who are basically local students, and it is difficult for teachers to have an in-depth understanding of the actual situation. When determining a list, counselors can usually only rely on written submissions from students for review.
Second, students are often far away from parental supervision after entering university, and have more autonomy in the management of living expenses. Some students who were originally from poor families may also buy high-quality and expensive items from time to time due to lifestyle changes.
Some students may be frugal in food and other aspects for fear of being looked at strangely by their classmates, but they do not want to be seen by others as having limited financial resources.
However, some university students may not really be in a difficult situation, and if they take up the subsidy places, it will be a waste of educational resources. The original intention of the school to set up this subsidy is to ensure that students from poor families can pursue their studies with greater peace of mind.
These resources should be prioritized for students who do need help, such as those from mountainous areas. They only choose simple meals in the cafeteria, rarely consume them, and even refuse to participate in class dinners to save money.
In order to ensure that the financial aid is distributed reasonably, it is recommended that schools and counselors adopt a variety of ways to understand the actual situation of students and strengthen the screening criteria for students living in extreme poverty. Since the university has a high proportion of students from all provinces across the country, it may be difficult to understand the real situation of students' families. To do this, schools and counselors can take a diverse approach to getting to know their students better.
Given the limited number of bursary slots, some counsellors have recognized that failure to ensure fair disbursement can lead to doubts from other students. As a result, they use anonymous voting to better understand students' daily living expenses.
Some universities have innovated the distribution of bursaries in a unique way. Using big data analytics in the cafeteria, they identified students who ate frequently each month but always chose the lowest-priced meals, and provided them with special subsidies.
Other schools explicitly tell college students that they must truthfully state their family status when applying for financial aid. If it is later found that there is a false description, the student will be required to return the bursary they have received and re-issue it to the student who needs it more.
College is a student's final academic stage, and the values and behaviors they develop have a profound impact on their future. The school has been more stringent in the selection of students living in extreme poverty, aiming to ensure that educational resources flow more equitably to students from poor backgrounds in need.
This process also aims to guide students to cultivate a more correct attitude towards things, and not to give up their good character for the sake of small profits. After all, violating the moral bottom line for the sake of a few thousand dollars in grants is not worth the cost.
The existence of "invisible poor students" on campus has triggered a deep reflection on the evaluation of grants and extremely poor students. How to assess and screen more effectively, and whether the use of financial aid should be restricted, are questions that deserve further consideration.
Topic: How would you feel if you saw "extremely poor students" using expensive mobile phones?