Not all classes are the same length in time, and because of that not all students have enough time to complete their academic work and job. According to Eggers he states that, “Unlike high school students, they’re less programmed, less boxed-in by family and after-school obligations.” (181). Based on the evidence, one would assume that all college students do not spend time with their family or stay after school for extracurricular courses. Certain students tend to stay after school for tutoring or to receive feedback on essays, or projects also some stay with peers to study for a test. Furthermore some people can do a couple of hours everyday or even a few, but some students, such as myself, need to rest or take breaks, for all the work does become very stressful and tiring. Having mandatory public service can hurt certain people, yet it can also help others achieve experience how certain jobs…
A common phrase among young adults in secondary education is that there are three parts to high school life: social life, grades, and sleep. Pick two. Clifton Parker, on a study by education scholar Denise Pope, states “spending too much time on homework mean[s] students [are] ‘not meeting their developmental needs or cultivating other critical life skills,’” Students [are] more likely to drop activities, not see friends or family, and not pursue hobbies they enjoy.” To achieve grades that fulfill collegiate ambitions, students must spend all of the time they may spend with family or friends on the homework that earns them points. Teachers often assume that a student’s overall productivity is defined by the amount of work completed in a night. Many end up assigning at least an hour of homework to assure themselves that the kids are learning. Real life productivity is defined by advancement and development of character or leadership. Through that lens, completing busywork is not productive. Once students reach the real world, they are underprepared and underdeveloped to face day to day challenges. In an interview, Christine Gross-Loh quotes Krista Kuru, Finnish Education Chief, describing the reasoning against this approach. She states “Academics isn't all kids need. Kids need so much more. School should be where we teach the meaning of life; where kids learn they are needed; where they can learn community skills.…
Gail O. Mellow wrote the article“The Biggest Misconception About Today's College Students” to shed light to the ideas of how the state distribute their money to support colleges. In the article she focus on the percentage of college students attending community college, 4 year degree college and Ives. Throughout the article she breaks down the problems of misconception with research of how the true college student lives. Community college students are the least funded and are the more likely to work harder because of their financial situation. The funding that's distributed yearly causes for colleges less than 4 years to receive less money which entitles them to less benefits of the students.…
When one begins college, they may experience a whole new type of pressure that they have never felt before. One may feel the need to produce absolutely perfect work on all given assignments. This has become a new reality for college students that want to have a perfect score on every assignment, how much extra work they have done to improve their grades, and how many hours they have spent in the library just trying to get ahead. With college tuition going up each year, many students want to perform their best which could lead to better jobs and opportunities which can then help pay college debt. This is the new pressure that students are putting on themselves each and every day and many are afraid of falling behind in their work and will not…
Second, The author claims that the idealized college environment has no longer existed today. Students learn less in the way of subject matter, but also in the way of hard work, self-discipline, self-restraint, and respect. The students are not taking college seriously as they were before. Their bills paid by their parents not themselves is one of the factors.…
College education, in general, is a very controversial topic amongst society mainly in America. The articles “The Purpose of Higher Education” by Richard Kahlenberg of The Chronicle of Higher Education and “America’s Most Overrated Product: The Bachelor’s Degree” by Marty Nemko also of The Chronicle of Higher Education both address these issues associated with college education. Colleges have become a business, often times seeing students as revenue instead of students wishing to learn (Nemko 2). College are building towering, very elaborate buildings, and creating a website that shows everything the college has to offer but leaves one important aspect out: it’s rate at getting college graduates jobs, how much a student learns, and really spends at that institution. College isn’t connecting with its students’ who attend as it once did. Very large lecture classes are a main contributor to the separation of professor and student. This is causing roughly 44.6 percent of students’ nationwide to become dissatisfied with the quality of education they are receiving (Nemko 2). Also, approximately 43.5 percent of students’ nationwide are frequently reporting that they found themselves being bored in class in surveys from the Higher Education Research Institute at the Univ. of California at Los Angeles (Nemko 2). Nemko adds, “A 2006 study supported by Pew Charitable Trusts found that 50 percent of college seniors scored below “proficient” levels on a test that required them to do such basic tasks as understanding the arguments of newspaper editorials or compare credit-card offers” (2). Despite the inabilities for colleges to produce well rounded, qualified individuals, they are constantly being given more taxpayers dollars and allowed to raise tuitions (Nemko 2). According to Nemko, “College should be held at least as accountable as tire companies are” meaning that…
I believe the biggest challenge college students face today is the fact that a lot of them are not mentally prepared. A lot of students do not realize that college is a whole new ball game. In high school some people do not really have to study to make an A, but in college you really have to work for just getting a B. Some students can go in with the mentality "well I was one of the best at my school, it is not going to be different in college" and that is what is wrong. Students in high school should have a week or two were they are graded as if they were in college just to give them a taste of how much they have to work and how disappointing it may be for…
Bob Herbert in New York Times published March 4, 2011 stated that the middle class cannot afford sending their kids to colleges or universities now due to higher cost of education. He argues that a lot of students do not learn much. His argument is supported by a provocative new book, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses” that states undergraduates were below standard in their skills, complex reasoning and writing. This article discusses how students’ commit less time to their studies and spend more time on social activities. The author made reference that in 1960 students committed more time to their studies than they do now, in addition students prefer to choose an easy major. They do not appear to want to put more effort on academics. They seem more concerned about their grade point average rather than acquiring the skills and technology that will benefit them in the future and therefore benefit communities in general. The author theorizes that these students are the leaders of the future and if they do not have the skills and critical reasoning their future is uncertain.…
Students tend to “pursue many activities during their time on campus, but what distinguishes a college is that it embodies ideals distinct from the rest of students’ lives”(Neem). For many, college gives them a second chance at making it in society. It allows them to escape their home life and be the person they’ve always wanted to be. Not only does it provide an escape but it also provides a way to network with others and form a social life that they would have never had, had they not decided to go to…
Somehow, when there are many students who attend college for the first time, they tend to have this carefree attitude. They some how think they are still in high school and the classes are challenging, but still easy. Students feel that they can miss class and still be successful. “Students who cannot…
1. In the article “The Perils of Higher Education” Steven Kolter argues that college offers the opportunity to learn and obtain a degree but advertises the type of environment that promotes unhealthy eating habits, unreasonable alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation and bad habits.…
In the evolving social climate of today’s society, the importance of a higher education is significantly high, because it is very rare to find a job with a good income without a college degree. Sadly, nearly half of all freshmen will drop out either before getting their degree or getting their college education elsewhere because of all the struggles they will face as being a new college student. Many students when they go in to college they do not know what a hug responsibility lies ahead of them. There are many rezones why freshmen students drop out like having too much fun and not focusing on the assignments, sometimes students are not academically well prepared and maybe the financial burdens of college are too expensive.…
Americans today tend to believe that college is four years of partying and fun while earning a degree, and there is validity in that belief, but one must also include the four years of learning and hard work. One benefit of college is all of the fun activities that there are to take part in. These activities that college students take part in give the students two important things in life: stress management abilities and connections. Students work hard all week and then finally get the chance to relax and do something they enjoy on the weekends. That “down time” is spent relaxing, and trying to figure out a non-stressful way to complete all homework and projects and still go out for fun. The stress management relates to time management, as students want to do work in a logical time frame that keeps life easy. These two skills relate to life after college because once someone has a job they have to manage the stress of the job and complete tasks in a timely manner. On May 16, 2011, Paul Taylor and his research team from Pew Social…
Have you ever sat and wonder if college is anything like the real world? During school, we are basically giving detailed direction, while we enter the real world our only goal is to succeed. For students who are more independent, this could be an enormous relief. For those who are still getting their footing in the real world, this may be a challenge. Although there are many similarities at which you can apply into your career. Those similarities include Engagement in classroom discussions, completion of assignments and work duties, attendance and punctuality for school and work, and teamwork in the classroom and in the work place.…
So students try to find jobs. To fight the high price of college tuition. Having a job, 15 to 18 credits, and sometimes a club or sports team is quite a chore. Many students try to cram all of these activities into one day, and time spent sleeping suffers. Without proper rest, the student can then become victim to different kinds of health problems.…