...and leaving your home to head off to college is something that everyone has thought about and some dream about. I was one of them, excited to be the only one in my family to made it to college. I was excited to finally get out of the house away from my parents, finally have some freedom and make my dad proud of me for leaving the town that my family has always stayed in for so long. But as soon as I started actually packing my things and getting ready for school I began to panic and rethinking my decision on leaving. I remember packing my clothes in a big box the night before and crying on my floor thinking about how I was leaving home for longer than I ever had before. High school teachers always talk about how they are...
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... The interest in this essay will be the academic curriculum transition from secondary education to higher educational institutions such as colleges and universities. Interest in this area affects many individuals preparing for education beyond K12. The purpose of this essay is to provide an outline of how implement a curriculum improvement plan that goes beyond high school transitioning to colleges and universities. Analysis of Curriculum Articulation and Alignment Curriculums in many high schools (systems) throughout America vary, but regionally many public school systems are similar, especially if they are in the same state. Most states mandate certain criteria that must exist in terms of what is expected for graduation. However, school districts do develop their own curriculums, as long as the elements that are mandated exist in the development of each school districts academic plan. By focusing on existing articulation programs a review of what is occurring in Wisconsin and with some reference to California will be used as a comparison to the proposed plan. In most school systems the goal of curriculum articulation as it applies in Wisconsin and California, is to provide educators a method where they can work towards an established articulated curriculum. (Alexson & Kemnitz, 2004) The target is to provide students with a transition between their secondary education towards colleges or universities. (Alexson & Kemnitz, 2004) The overall goal of the...
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...from high school to college will be challenging as far as time management and personal responsibilities. In high school, scheduled school days are structured based upon the portion of time during the day that stays the same every day. In college, the individual must make a drastic change to a more unpredictable and flexible schedule. Time management will be challenging for students because one will have to decide what time the courses will be taken and how those courses will align with other responsibilities. Personal responsibility is a wake up for call for college students. In college, the individual is responsible for what happens in their lives. One is responsible to make sure they are up for their 8am class because no one is there to wake them up to be sure that they are on time. It is the students’ responsibility to make sure that their assignments are complete and are turned in on time because the professor may not remind one of these things. In one’s younger years, it is easy to put the blame on others to make themselves feel better about their own fault. Both failures and success should be appointed to the person individually. Making the transition from high school to college will be the most challenging experience of many students’ lives. The transition from high school to college will build one’s character. School overall, both high school and college, help discover, refine, and test students’ character. Values and ethical systems of students individually are already...
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...Persuasive Outline College More Affordable I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Wouldn’t it be nice if any student would attend college without the struggles of paying for school. B. Thesis Statement: The expensive of College tuition has neglected people to pursue their dreams. C. Preview Sentence: During my speech I will discuss my three reasons why college should be more affordable. Student loans, you will live a more comfortable lifestyle, and because every person deserves a better education. Translation- I’ll start by discussing how people are struggling to pay their loans to the bank. II. Body 1. Student loans Topic Sentence- Instead of the students thinking of how enjoyable and good of a time it’s going to be going to college. Students are worried of how are they going to be able to pay for school. A. According to Mark Kantrowitz, the publisher of edvisors.com, the class of 2015 will each graduate with $35,051 in student dept on average. B. As stated in huffingtonpost.com, during the last 30 years, the cost of obtaining a college degree has risen 1,120 percent. Transition- Let me share you why going to school will provide you with a better future. 2. Live a more comfortable lifestyle Topic Sentence- Going to college will provide you with many benefits. A. Susan Demas said that going to college, on average, make a whooping...
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...are considered to be the top ten common problems students face during college. (Garfieldgatehubpages.com, 2012) A. What are some of the experiences you face? Have you ever found a solution to your problem? How do you overcome these things? B. You meet up with your friends or your partner and you go out and party, drink, do drugs but have you ever consider the consequences you will face later an in life? C. Then, today we are going to talk about Friends/ relationships, partying , health & sickness and some ideas you might gain from this information might be useful in the future for you or a friend that’s in College. (Transition: What I’m going to talk to you about now is about our Friends and Relationships) 2. Did you know friends and personal relationships affect you decisions. A. All our decisions in school are being affected by our relationships, that includes friends, family, boyfriend’s, girlfriend's, all of the people we decide to surround our self's with (yourlife.usatoday.com, 2011). B. According to USATODAY.com "The relationship game among college-age adults today is a muddle of seemingly contradictory trends. Recent studies indicate that traditional dating on campuses has taken a back seat to no-strings relationships in which bonds between young men and women are increasingly brief and sexual” (yourlife.usatoday.com, 2011). C. Also according to USATODAY.com many college students are not interested in serious relationships because...
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...case for everyone, for some it can be quite overwhelming to overcome the obstacles set out in the path to success. My decision to return now at this time of my life., changing old studying and work habits., and Transitioning from Battlefield to classroom., are my set of challenging obstacles. Each of these challenges plays a major role in my road to a college degree. Failure to overcome these obstacles will only make the whole experience that more challenging and pain full, and with the pressure of returning now, pain full isn’t what I need. First, my decision to return now at this time of my life sets out a challenge. It has been five years since I’ve stepped into a classroom and from what I last remember I wasn’t very good at it back then. The average college freshmen ranges usually from 18-19 years of age, I am 25 returning to college. At my age I have more responsibilities, I’m married, I have a family to support, and a full-time occupation to attend. Unlike the average college student who balances partying and studying, I Balance 40 hours of work per week, a wife at home and the pursuit to maintaining passing grades in college courses. My responsibilities have their share of weight on my chest, but they also motivate me more to not accept failure. Additionally, changing old studying and work habits is imperative to my success. I remember from my grade school days procrastination poor work habits and lack of effort were the contributing factors to many failed classes and...
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...unreal to me, especially with all the resources we have to prepare our students for transitioning. This article was very informative, especially when it comes to better understanding what we as special educators need to do to better prepare our students for transitioning. The article states that, “The key to successful transition planning and instruction is transition assessment.” I believe this is where a majority of the special education teachers lack when it comes to preparing to transition their students. In the article, it talks about the demands of the 21st-century workforce and how it requires local education agencies to prepare students with disabilities for college and career readiness by providing instruction and services to assist youth in attaining positive post school outcomes. The transition assessment process provides guidance for using transition assessments to guide instruction and determine appropriate services for youth with disabilities. Since our nation is becoming more diverse, important...
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...“African-American students have also been shown to face distinctive psychological problems at predominantly White universities including: feeling more likely to be singled out for differential and inferior treatment, perceiving greater levels of hostility and racism directed toward them, feeling dissatisfied with their college experience, as well as feeling alienated from collegiate social networks” (Journal of Gender, 1999). Transitioning from high school and the usual comforts of home are another big factor in ethnic and minority collegiate success. Because most of these students are coming from low-income homes, the transition to a new social class can be disturbing for some students. The initial perception of self that the student begins with is quickly changed from stepping on campus. An individual from a lower class standing may feel self-esteem issues or...
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...Sustainability has been one of the top priorities of Grinnell College. There have been constant efforts to promote economic, environmental, and social sustainability on-campus; however, there still remains many areas that are left under the shades. In his book, The Nine Elements of a sustainable Campus, Mitchell Thomashow emphasize the importance of reinforcing the three Rs on college campus – reduce, reuse, and recycle. I want to encourage students to ingrain these values to their hearts and embed them to their actions. For this very reason, I propose that the Grinnell College utilize the allocated 2018 Kurz grant money to design and implement a new surplus property exchange digital platform. Surplus property exchange digital platform is...
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...College is like being in the middle of the jungle with only a basic box of tools and a lower knowledge of the habitat. College is unlike high school in many ways. The new student does not feel confident of what is going to happen next. She or he is limited to a new environment that is displayed before her or he, also the student remains unsure about how to act and react toward these new experiences. The ex high school students are now adults but they feel like they have yet to become one. The only thing they can do is to feel the fear of getting lost among the buildings and classes, the panic of being devoured by a predator that is the teacher. The thought of not being able to survive through the next exam is stressful. The freshmen remember their high school, the past years they have gone in the same place. Students have memorized the entire area and they know how get from one point to another, but in college with the big buildings and with many rooms, it is easy to find themselves lost between one building and another. Some buildings are connected and some are not, but scholars need to find a way to move among classes. The confusing layouts of the classes make getting lost or arriving to the classes late very easy to do. The new students need to use the map for have guide their own, or sometimes they go with the counselor or advisor for have a better idea of how to move between the college. On occasion the student gets so lost that she or he will enter the wrong class. Sometimes...
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...College freshmen have a lot of pressure put on them when they first start college. The transition from high school to college stresses the students out. The reason being a majority of freshmen are not use to the open and free atmosphere in college. However, that is a reason why freshmen succeed their first in college. The transition from high school to college gives freshmen the will to want to work hard to succeed in their first year. However, in Academically Adrift it states that the 68th percentile of a new group of freshmen have fewer improvements when learning in college. It is a new year to experience a new atmosphere as well as school. As freshmen go into their first year of college they are back to the bottom. They were on top walking around high school as seniors, however this is why the change of college changes their way of thinking. Going into college a majority of freshmen go in ready to start off their career and that is what motivates them to want to succeed. However, because they were in high school, that means they are going to have to learn the academic ways. Stated in an article called “How to Deal With the Pressure of Being a Freshman in College” says,...
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...Transition to College Being nervous about the first day of college was definitely how I felt before starting. I knew that I was walking onto a campus more than four times the size as my high school and I was scared about getting lost. Luckily on the first day I was able to locate all of my classes because I had my little map out but that first week I made it late to one or two classes because I could not find how to get to a certain building that was off campus. Having a class that was actually off campus was something I did not realize could be possible but fortunately enough it is. As a commuter I could say that the college life is a lot more fun in high school because in a way you have more freedom but one could have the total freedom if they were able to dorm. Commuting almost an hour away every day is a pain in the butt, but the fact that I don’t have classes on Friday definitely makes up for it for me! They say that as life goes on you move on to bigger and better things. That is definitely true especially when it comes to school but you also move on to harder things as well. When people say that college is not easy they definitely mean it. My first semester as a freshman has not been quite too easy. Sometimes you get assigned a lot of work but then again compared to high school; you have more time to work on those assignments since you are not in school for the entire day. These are the times when I am definitely going to miss high school and I am only going to miss...
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...College offers many amazing opportunities to any student that is willing to take advantage of what it has to offer. Along with these new chances also comes some rather difficult obstacles that can be easily overcome with the help of a friend or the guidance of a leader. In most cases that leader is the person right down the hall, the Residence Assistant. Currently as a freshman, know from personal experience that college can be a very scary experience for many reasons. First of all there is a major shift from the home centered family lifestyle to dorm based communal living. This can pose a problem for new students because it takes quite a bit of adjusting to get used to their new surroundings and ways of living. There is also the challenge...
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...The world is constantly needed changes. To make these changes, we need to understand it first. College is a place where the students start to understand the real world and when they try to involve in some opportunities to prove themselves. It helps them to know who they want to be. Why do they want to be an engineer, doctor, or lawyer…? etc. college could be the place where they apply information and gain knowledge, so they can face the world. Also, it could be the place where the students challenge themselves. College student is a typically two minded people. A student could be known what he/she is doing and work hard for it in order to achieve, or lost person who goes to college in order to find at an interest to work on. Every college student faces these categories in either they become a successful or not which they are; transition feeling, academic performance, and time management....
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...your want to be and where do you want to go to college, and frankly none of us have a clue. As we grow up we are expected to know who and what we want to be. I’ve always believed that college wasn’t necessary and it was just extra schooling but, now I know how crucial College is. High School is a place where they help you get used to college life and make the transition easier. They want to help us minimize our problems and worries that come with College so they treat us as if were already in college. Everyone is going to have some challenges when they go to College and it’s going to be different for every individual. I know some of my challenges will be: time managment, giving each class 100% effort, and making sure I don’t switch my major more than once. I can see myself overcoming these challenges by what I have learned from my life experience and what High School taught me....
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