Seems a bit vague; entitlement to what? Parents who want them to get a good education and are able/willing to pay for it? I don't think there's any "responsible" sense to it; higher education (the rest is "free" thanks to taxes) is not a right; I have trouble with all the remedial courses in college now. I think we have a few too many lawyers already, thanks :-) But I don't think paying or not is what makes the difference. My parents paid for my college degree in 1972 and I paid for my degree in 2007; the difference was "me" not who paid.

I think the whole thing depends on the family, the individual, the relationship between the individual and what they want to study and the parents, etc. How can one tell whether someone feels entitled just because their schooling is paid for? They may well have come to school feeling entitled and it might have nothing to do with school?