...Is College for Everyone? 8/24/2012 In my life I have heard the question asked again and again ‘is college for everyone’? No matter how many times you engage in this discussion, you will always receive several opinions (in most cases each opinion will have good points). I will discuss the difference of needing a college education and wanting a college education. I will also bring to light why I feel a college education is in fact right for everyone. You may not agree with my opinion on this matter and if that is still your stance after reading my views I can only say this: “to each his own”. When we talk about a college education we are referring to higher learning. It is my belief that everyone wants to do the very best they can in any endeavor or just in life. I do not believe there are people who want to purposely fail. It is because of this that I have the opinion that a college education is for everyone. The reason we have this debate is because a college education is optional. Why don’t we discuss whether or not a kindergarten, elementary, middle school, or high school education is for everyone? I think it is universally accepted that the education received in all the grades below college level, give us the foundation to enter society and become a productive person. If you add to this, the hunger that sits in us all to learn more, we have to believe that a college education is a must. However, before we can move forward in this discussion we must first remove the...
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...evolving social climate of today’s society, the importance of higher education is being stressed more than ever. It is becoming increasingly rare to procure a well-paying occupation without first obtaining a college degree. However, college administrators estimate that almost a third of all college students drop out of school sometime during their freshmen year. There are a variety of factors that influence a student’s likelihood to drop out of college, including financial, personal, and work-related issues. One of the most common reasons students drop out of college is financial complications. With government funding dropping, colleges rely largely on higher student tuitions. A study in 2011 estimated the average cost of attending a four-year college to be $8,244 for in-state students and $12,526 for out-of-state students. For many students, such a gratuitous amount of money is simply unattainable. (Hardin, 2007) In addition, because many individuals without college degrees are limited to minimum wage jobs, even working students are often unable to fund their educations due to low incomes. If a student does not receive financial aid or parental support, they are even less likely to be able to afford the ever-rising cost of higher education. Once a student experiences the inflated price of college tuition and supplies, dropping out may become a financial necessity. Another common cause of college dropouts is personal issues. Such issues include academic skills...
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...which nearly every work environment is dependent. Since computerized systems are so widely used. Information Technology is now one of the in demands. It is one of the populated courses in every school. This course is not an easy one. Students have to deal with a lot of logical subjects, programming, troubleshooting, multimedia, math subjects, and a lot more that is related in technology. Not all IT students succeed in this course, that is why the population of the IT students in San Pedro College of Business Administration starting on the school year of 2013-2014 decreases based on the information obtained by the researchers. The researchers chose this topic because they observed that from the past years, the population of Information Technology decreases continuously. It is important to know the factors that arise regarding this matter so that the school has to do something that can give solution towards the problem. This research is way of helping to lessen this kind of situation. In this way, the researchers can help this school matters by means of collecting data from each of the IT...
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...Why college education is important to me? I strongly believe one of the most critical ways of reaching your dreams and goals in life are to have a college education. Without a college education you may find it extremely difficult to have a good enough career that will provide you and your family with enough money to do the extra things in life that are pleasurable and exciting. I also strongly believe that having a college education will teach my children that continuing their education beyond high school equals success for them in the future. Without a college education one cannot reach their full potential thus making them unable to achieve their highest and most sought after dreams and goals. One of the main reasons to continue your education and get a college degree is that it opens many doors of opportunity and allows us to obtain a better career. It is hard to find a decent job that will pay you a decent salary with only a high school education. Although a college education does not guarantee success it does give a little bit of an edge over a high school graduate applying for the same position. You have more choices in careers with a college degree thus giving you more choices in life. Having a college degree for the most part means having more money. More money means being able to do things that you cannot do with a job obtained by only having a high school education. In my case it is important to me because it played a huge role in my child custody case. I was...
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...10-1050 October 29, 2007 English Project Proposal Title: Etiquette Education Versus the High Cost for It (still working on the title) Topic and why it interested me: Education today can cost a lot of money, time, effort, and more. Thousands of students go away to school after they graduate from high school, and they will spend several years after graduating from college paying for it. College and university costs for tuition, living costs, and a social life adds up fast. The University of California at Davis annual tuition costs well over $14,000. Sacramento State University annual tuition is $11,000. Stanford University for a year costs well over $30,000. Harvard University’s annual costs for living and education is well over $41,000. Many colleges cost so much for students to live and go to school that after they graduate they will still be paying for their school for several more years. Student loans totaling well over $200,000 because of interest and the high cost of an education in today’s world. I’m interested in this topic because I can relate to it and so many of my own friends are in this same situation in different stages though. $200,000 could buy a lot of different things from a nice sports car or a house. It is ridiculous for college to cost that much money. Where does all the money go any way? How much do these college professors make in a year? Why does a college education have to cost so much money on average? Textbooks, toiletries, food, bills...
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...In ground and bottom, it does not matter if someone is white or black, American or Hispanic, we are all the same. Is it right to judge people by the color of their skin? Is treating people equally regardless of race somehow a paragon of inequality? Unfortunately, in today’s society we are judging people by the color of their skin, and not from their country of origin, ethnicity or biological. The American dream is based on the idea that; America where no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from, no matter what your last name is, no matter who you love, you can make it here if you try. While the United States was built on this idea, it is becoming harder and harder for people to move up in social status...
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...community college and why going to community college is a better choice. Liz Addison has been to two community colleges herself. In the reading Liz Addison makes it clear that community colleges are not credited enough. Liz Addison also makes it clear community college does not get the attention is should and the importance of community college. Community College gives everyone and anyone the chance at a fresh new beginning. Liz Addison mentions Rick Perlstein in the first couple paragraphs and she criticizes his thoughts on four-year university and community college. Rick Perlstein mentions how going to a community college disables students from...
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...a proper education and would explore the truth behind myths about equality. In his autobiography, Richard would write about his experiences to tell his shifting views on Black Lives Matter, impact of education has on living condition, and that white privilege is false. Black Lives Matter was created in July 13,2013 with...
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...Running head: Education and Nursing Education and Nursing Grand Canyon University December 26, 2011 Education and Nursing Many nurses have asked themselves the question “Why?” Why should I go back to school to get my baccalaureate degree when I’ve been doing fine with an associate’s degree? Does that extra piece of paper really matter? What additional skills would I learn? These are some of the questions that many of todays’ working nurses ask themselves before returning to school to increase their knowledge base. Looking at the associate degree nurse (ADN) and the baccalaureate degree nurse (BSN), what competencies differentiate them? How does a higher level of education impact patient care? The quality of patient care relies on having well educated nurses in the work force. Research shows lower mortality rates and fewer medication errors when looking at higher educated nurse. Positive outcomes are linked to nurses who are prepared at the baccalaureate and graduate levels of education (Rosseter 2011). Associate degree level schools usually focus on clinical skills that are needed in order to take care of patients. Bedside care was stressed and students were taught to do additional assessments. They ate taught to do activities of daily living (ADL’s), and to give medications as ordered. The program was centered on getting a list of necessary skills completed by the end of the school year. Students would be running around to complete most or all...
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...Is College Education Necessary for Future Success? In today’s context, many people choose to go to college. According to the statistics by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture (2014), there are more than 2,500,000 college students in Japan today. Students have different reasons why they attend college. One of the biggest reasons is to get a better job opportunity by getting a college degree to be successful in the future(Shinken-Ad, 2013). However, people are misunderstanding that in reality, getting a college degree does not promise your success in the future because college is a place to study your interest and deepen your curiosity. People should not choose to go to college for the reason of better job opportunities in the future...
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...far college has been the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I encourage everyone to at least give college a shot. Ever since I was little I was expected to go to college, and I even remember my aunts repeating over and over again that I would be, “the first Clancy girl to go to Harvard.” As you can see I did not make it to Harvard, but my family has always had these high standards that they set for me. Part of the reason why I did go to college was because my family expected me to go. I cannot think of one person in my family that did not go to college, so when it came to my senior year in high school, everyone was asking me where I would be going in the fall. I also had a lot of pressure coming from my high school. At the assembly on the first day of school in the seventh grade, the head master explained to us that this school was meant to prepare you for college. This is the reason why 100% of my graduating class went on to further their education in college. Not only did all of my class go college, but 20 of them attended Harvard this fall. You can say that there were major expectations at my school. I did not attend college only because of the pressures, but I have always had that drive to further my education. I’ve always wanted to work in law enforcement, and I feel like it would be the perfect job for me. I still haven’t decided if I want to become a lawyer, or be on the SWAT team for the Boston Police, but that is why I decided to go to college. College is...
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...People Going to College” Charles Murray’s essay proposes that American colleges are being flooded with individuals who are either unprepared for higher education or who are simply forced into attending college and can’t succeed because of the lack of certain innate abilities. Murray’s essay goes on to take issue with the idea that the pursuit of a traditional college education is somehow strategically creating a separation of the American class system. While Murray makes many salient points with regards to America’s obsession with college education as a standard into a class of the intellectual elite, the essay fails to take into consideration the various motivators that can lead to student success, despite where that student might be on Murray’s ability ladder (Murray Paragraph 13). This essay seeks to analyze Murray’s claims about why the pursuit of a traditional, four-year college education can do more harm than good when it comes to defining success for the individual learner. Rhetorical Analysis The main thesis of Murray’s essay is that the unrealistic pursuit of a college degree, propagates to children at an early age and does more harm than good. Murray claims that many students do not have the ability needed to enjoy and complete a four-year college education (PARAGRAPH 13). Murray further supports his thesis with his reasoning that more people are going to college because they are indoctrinated, regardless of their skilled ability, to pursue college as a natural progression...
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...Phung Nguyen English 112 D18 Professor William December 10, 2014 Education System in Vietnam versus in America “The United States system of education that has been created for students in Kindergarten through High School is the best educational system in the world. No exceptions. No disclaimers. No doubt. It is simply the best” (Pat Quinn). This means that in many other countries, especially developing countries, the education systems are still old, and Vietnam is one of those countries. Although Vietnam’s education system has improved, the limitations in cost, teaching methods and style of learning, and college admission examinations make Vietnam’s education system still backward. First, cost is the biggest difference between Vietnam and the U.S. In the United States, education from primary school to high school is totally free. They do not have to pay tuition because the government pays for them. They do not have to buy uniforms when going to school because schools allow them to wear casual clothes. They do not have to pay for transportation because they have free school buses picking up them every morning. Every child in the United States is given a free education equally no matter how their economic condition is. Pat Quinn writes: One of the factors that make the United States educational system head and shoulders above other countries is the free access all children have to an education. This access is not limited to those whose pay…This access is not limited to those...
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... AET 505 Online education can challenge everyone with a different background to return to school to important his or her education. Online education can reach the young and old students, low-income students, working students, and single mother. The online education is allowing student who has a computer or access to a computer to attend class. Some student will have every reason not to return to school. With adult education, the online college just has to prove to the student who he or she could go back school and do his or her daily schedule without a problem. Some adult student believes being in the classroom with younger student will be a headache for him or her who is why he or she does not attend on-ground college. With the online classes, the classes have young and older student who are working toward a different lifestyle or forward his or her education. With the online classes age does not matter to the students in the class. The online educations reach out to the low-income students to forward his or her education into a better life. The communities have many students afraid to attend college because he or she does not have the money to attend college. Money has become less of a problem because there are several scholarships for low-income student wanting to attend school. Student with a job will like to return to school to forward his or her education for a job or personal reasons. The students usually work all day and...
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...Running head: Education and Nursing Education and Nursing LaSonia Carr Grand Canyon University December 26, 2011 Education and Nursing Many nurses have asked themselves the question “Why?” Why should I go back to school to get my baccalaureate degree when I’ve been doing fine with an associate’s degree? Does that extra piece of paper really matter? What additional skills would I learn? These are some of the questions that many of todays’ working nurses ask themselves before returning to school to increase their knowledge base. Looking at the associate degree nurse (ADN) and the baccalaureate degree nurse (BSN), what competencies differentiate them? How does a higher level of education impact patient care? The quality of patient care relies on having well educated nurses in the work force. Research shows lower mortality rates and fewer medication errors when looking at higher educated nurse. Positive outcomes are linked to nurses who are prepared at the baccalaureate and graduate levels of education (Rosseter 2011). Associate degree level schools usually focus on clinical skills that are needed in order to take care of patients. Bedside care was stressed and students were taught to do additional assessments. They ate taught to do activities of daily living (ADL’s), and to give medications as ordered. The program was centered on getting a list of necessary skills completed by the end of the school year. Students would be running around to complete...
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