I have seen students go to college because their parents forced them to, then cut classes, not study, do way too much partying, and get poor grades. Far too often these kids end up dropping out and never finishing college--what a waste of time and money! Now don't get me wrong, I very strongly advocate going to college, but only for people who have what it takes to be successful in college, including having a desire to go in the first place. If a teenager went all through high school cutting classes, goofing off, getting poor grades and barely graduating, then what do you think is most likely to happen if they go straight to college from high school? Besides, you have to consider that teenagers are still young, naive and inexperienced.
College is a Waste of Time and Money Argumentative Essay In the essay “College is a Waste of Time and Money”, Caroline Bird argues that most students don’t feel like they belong in college. College students, according to Bird, go to college because it is the only thing to do after high school. Students feel pressured by parents to go to college because they think that “it is the right thing to do.” Using statistics, expert opinions, and other types of non-technical evidence, Bird presents many great examples that support her claim. However, one has to keep in mind that this essay is rather dated. Many of the things she claims might not seem relevant now and would most likely need to be updated.
This is one topic Bird touches upon in her article, in many instances she has wrote about different reasons why someone may or may not go to college. Bird finds: Students are not in school because they want to be or because they want to learn. They are there because it has become the thing to do or because college is a pleasant place to be; because it’s the only way they can get parents or taxpayers to support them without getting a job they don’t like; because Mother wanted them to go, or some other reason entirely irrelevant to the course of studies for which college is supposedly organized. (p. 251) Bird has not presented a positive reason a person may want to go to college. Bird always states negative reasons of why a person may want to go to college.
Students should not have Credit Cards in College EM Swiams Com 156 2/20/2011 Elizabeth L. Vunk Credit card companies are marketing on college campuses that have led to a growing trend of young adults, in America, becoming trapped in the financial nightmare of high debt acquired while in college. Many things transpire quickly when a young person leaves high school and starts off for college. For those moving out of his or her parent’s house, there are dwelling arrangements, food and spending money to be considered. Depending on the level of support from the parents, the student also needs at least some financial income for food, supplies, entertainment, etc. When both the parental support and other income do not fill the need or desire of financial independence students are more increasingly turning to credit cards.
This irrational parental logic held me back for a time but did not keep me from eventually attending college on my own. Now, with approximately seven to eight years left until retirement, I still feel college is important enough to go back to finish what I started! Working for my Bachelors degree couldn’t be more poignant to me than it is right now. My desire to get a college education was in defiance of my father’s view of a woman’s place. My father was difficult and hard on my two brothers and me.
I used to study in Hong Kong since I was born, until last year I came to the states for studying in college. According to Sanford Ungar’s essay “The New Liberal Arts”, “A liberal-arts degree is a luxury that most families can no longer afford. “Career education” is what we now must focus on.” (Ungar 190) Hong Kong has the same situation, most parents wonder their children study in medical or business major, but not arts. It is because of their narrow thinking that arts major couldn’t get a better job than medical or business major. My parents had that thought before too, especially my father always wants me to study in business major.
Does Katie have to give up her only passion to do well in school? Will this hinderance follow her into college? The choice is not Katie’s to make. Instead, her school makes the decision of whether Katie’s dance-craze will destroy or bolster her chance at intellectualism. In the essay “Hidden Intellectualism,” author Gerald Graff stresses that schools and colleges are missing opportunities by not channeling students’ street smarts into good academic work.
On average, only 58% of students in America's 50 largest cities make it to graduation. The decision to drop out is a dangerous one for the student. Dropouts are much more likely than their peers who graduate to be unemployed, living in poverty, receiving public assistance, in prison, on death row, unhealthy, divorced, and single parents with children who drop out from high school themselves. The dropout problem is likely to increase substantially through 2020 unless significant improvements are made. So why students drop out of school and what can be done to decrease the number of dropouts?
Yes I have proofread my essay thoroughly Neisha Mcday Victoria Schmidt Eng 101 D041 Sum 13 September -20-2013 The Causes and Effect of Dropping out of High school Teens dropping out of high school is a rising issues amongst our society today. Many of the reasons for teen quitting school are things such as pregnancy, family concerns, and individual reason. In some situations parents are not as involved as they should be with their children education , the lack of interest of parents being involved in their children school activities may lead the children to feel as if no one cares or their efforts are not recognize so they don’t feel as if it is as important. Every since a child we are taught that education is important and in today’s society there are many alternatives to turn to before giving up on education. There are many reasons why individuals choose to quit school; in this essay I will be discussing a few of many causes and effect of dropping out of high school.
Why college education is important to me. A college education is a step one chooses to take in their lifetime. Some take this step after high school, while others may wait longer. I didn’t see school as fit for me while in high school. The material was not interesting, teachers didn’t seem to care about students as they once did, and I found myself looking for answers that just weren’t there anymore.