College provides us with the knowledge and credibility that employers seek in this demanding world today. However a huge debate has to be brought to attention if going to college and receiving a bachelor’s degree should be a requirement to even get your foot in the door or be considered for a job. An interesting point of view on the bachelor’s degree being a job requirement is in the essay “Should The Obama Generation Drop Out?” by Charles Murray. Murray is a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, has written on social issues and published a book in 2008 regarding real education. I think Murray’s point of views will change a lot of people and the way they see education as a primary resource to qualify to get a good job.
Natalie Miller J. Jewell English Comp 1010 20 September 2010 “College Inc.” Summary/Evaluation In the Frontline episode “College, Inc.”, viewers get an inside look at for-profit colleges, generally online colleges, and what the schools really have to offer the growing number of people trying to go back to school. This program takes a look at the different schools around the country and goes in depth and with interviews with people directly involved with the for-profit schools from past students and employees to administrators. “College, Inc” was very informative on the for-profit schools but after viewing the entire program I believe that it is mostly one-sided. “College, Inc” starts with a beautiful view of a beach and a business man on his cell phone talking business. The narrator begins to tell you about Michael Clifford’s background and how he came into to the booming industry of for-profit colleges and continues into telling viewers about all that he has accomplished and what he has planned for the schools’ future.
College vs. High School By Erika Clough Many students, especially those who do not have a family member who has been to college, believe college is pretty much like high school, only bigger. In today’s modern society the two most popular forms of education are a high school education and a college education. More people than ever are striving to better themselves by achieving some form of college education. To be prepared, it helps to know what differences lay ahead. Though academic requirements and student life vary depending on the college you attend, there are basic differences that apply in almost every case.
An extensive bit of the issue to understanding which colleges are extraordinary endeavors is the absence of good measures of school quality. The most realistic measure relies on the scholarly accomplishments of the students before they enter the college grounds. Moreover, the school for some is a method for better open doors and potential development. Despite what might be expected, On the contrary, Nemko claims that school should just choose the individuals who appeared to be competent during secondary school (Nemko
There are countless things that people have to do every single day in life so going college will help give you a better idea of what the definition of life really is. And the last reason why college matters is because it helps you interact with other people better. Communication plays a very important role every single day and a lot of employers rely on their employees to have sufficient communication skills. Some people tend to interact with people very well and others don’t. For the people who don’t interact with people well, college will give you the opportunity to enhance your communication skills for the real world.
The Difference between High school and College Throughout the essay, “The Difference Between High School and College”, Professor Jack Meiland approaches college work by comparing college to high school. Professor Meiland says, “a large part of college work consists with discussing and examining the basis of current beliefs” (Meiland). Meiland states that, even though both systems require students to observe basic knowledge, college guide students to search for the foundation and reasons behind the topics. Meiland states that during the high school, students are introduced to ideas based on the facts, which are presented as if they were an absolute truth. However, he says, college expects students to have a higher and deeper understanding of the material.
The College System The word ‘college’ is often associated with words such as ‘expenses’ and ‘debt’. In the American college system, at least, this seems to be the pattern. Colleges and Universities are getting more and more inaccessible to students due to their increase in tuitions. According to Andrew Delbanco in his book College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be, the difference between Colleges and a Universities is that a College “is about transmitting knowledge of and from the past to undergraduate students so they may draw upon it as a living resource in the future” (Delbanco 2). This reflection of the past to learn for the future seems unrealistic when half of Americans cannot pay for such education.
Our country prides itself on encouraging its citizens to better themselves through education. (P) While its priority has been high school graduation, many jobs now require college degrees, making higher education more important than ever. While I understand that every American should be expected to sacrifice during this hard time, just as we were in World War II, I feel that this particular sacrifice would put our country in an even worse state. (S) Our work force will not be prepared to handle nor understand the advancements that we have strived so hard to achieve. College is made to prepare students with the newest information possible, so that we can constantly be improving ourselves and be able continue to compete with the world’s leading nations.
There are plenty of experiences that I have been through whiles being in college, and still going through some now. I would like to share with you, and explain to you, some of the packages I had to face whiles going through college. There are three main factors that I would like to talk about: Fear of looking foolish or ignorant, the qualities that a person brings to college, and if college affected your performance. Let us start with the first main point, "Fear of looking foolish or ignorant." When a teenager enters college and starts to live like a college student, there are a lot of obstacles that come in the way.
I see reality being the point in time when one has gained responsibilities that may lead to many consequences, whether they are good or bad. In my opinion, reality is something that everyone has during his or her lifetime. Every individual has their own fact of reality that they personally go through. Transitioning into college was a big step that I took in my life. I could have taken a year off from school if I wanted, but I took the challenge of gaining many new responsibilities, which help me grow as an adult each day.