Where is a legislator when you need one part 2 O c OUR UR legislators have not been planning ahead when it comes to ed education cation in Utah Public education for both children and adults rece receives ves less funding than is needed Funding gaps will be strongly felt in higher education this year as hundreds ds of students will-be will turned away from admission to But if f our q state t le leaders d. d have slave been absent when it comes to advanced advanced ad ad- pla planning ning in education lets let's not forget to ask ourselves this same question Where were we when it w was as time to plan for our own futures It is human nature to place the blame for our problems out outside ide ourselves However it is really more effective to look in the mirror to discover our best solutions Fi First st parents must plan n ahead for their childrens children's childrens academic needs There will continue to be a shortage of cash from the legis legis- lature Second it is up p to individuals to take responsibility for their own economic situations ons through financial planning and saving This takes time tim time time-or or r if time is lacking paperwork for low interest loans Look at education as an investment The pay-offs pay make postponing unnecessary expenditures a good ide idea Although a sacrifice e is made now flow in the long run it will have been worthwhile r Third experts agree that that- the younger a child is when he be or she is exposed to the lithe love of learning though a. a a rich educational environment environment environment en en- the more valuable the lifelong impact therefore elementary school students may rightly claim they nee need state tate tax money more than han adults in higher education do Children who are well prepared for the future can succeed in higher education and will be able to obtain scholarships to private colleges and universities prepped College-prepped children will h have ve fewer problems securing enrollment in the schools of their choices It is up to us as parents to make sure our children get the lithe love of learning Furthermore poor children need our public school systems to work for them so they will have the same chances as everyone else It is the H Horizons Horizon's opinion that must face reality It is we indi individuals who must plan better and dig deeper into our own t poc Horizon education ducati ri as a's the h r right of f all ll Americans However being ready for college through both financial financial financial finan finan- cial and academic preparation is ultimately our own personal family responsibility 1 I ti r Jr J l-J l p r r is m I The Horizon is a publication of the Salt Lake Community College Student Association and is published weekly except during summer quarter examination weeks and holiday vacation Letters to the editor expressing points of view or differing differing differing differ differ- ing opinions are encouraged Horizons Horizon's editors reserve the right to discuss submissions with the author moreover they reserve the right tight to refuse any letters or articles for any reason Submissions of words or less may be mailed or delivered to the Horizon offices at Managing Editor Production Dean Cruff r Brandyn Cederbloom j Peggy Hoffman Business Manager Bonnie Taylor 1 Ware Michael Terry Dillon r n tl t Production Consultant i v Bien Hoang Staff Writers Faculty Ad Advisors vIsors Connie C. A Anast nas t Brenda Be Bensch sch Kathryn M. M Dean 4 a Kf Roselyn Kirk r I I J. J Jim Healis H ea 1 IS Melody Miller f are re available avail avaIl- Frank Penman t Subscriptions fee of for mailing able a t R Reginald Id B B. B Brown Photographers 15 per year Devin Fisher HORIZON C CC C 0 3 6 P. P PO P.O. 0 Box UT UTE Ed Lile E