The role of the everyday college student is challenging. There are papers to write, exams to cram for and projects to complete. For mothers, however, the challenges are even harder. This is not a feat accomplished by the average mortal.
Today there are more mothers going back to school and young women continuing their education.
With the job market pressuring for a higher education, women are realizing that they can get their degree and be moms at the same time. Also with 1 out of 2 marriages ending in divorce, women need an education to become the breadwinners of the household. Eartha, a full-time student, wife and mother of two girls and Kathleen, a full time student and single mother of a teenage girl, spoke about the challenges of balancing so many jobs. I am a mom who likes to stay on top of things involving my children's school work. Mothers feel guilty that they are sacrificing their children at the expense of their education by having to say no when their children ask for time.