...A college education opens doors for many opportunities for those who pursue one. Obtaining a college education is not an easy feat, especially if it is postponed until after you have a spouse, children and a full time job. We as parents need to realize the positive influence we can have on our children’s future plans and pursuits. Most parents want the best for their children; they want to see them succeed in life. One way to help ensure their success is by influencing their decision to pursue a college education when there is less distractions in their life, which is right after high school. If our children choose not to attend college after high school, life might become so occupied with other things it may postpone or prevent our children from obtaining a college degree. Speaking as a parent who first entered the work force and started a family, I understand how difficult it is attending college in the midst of raising a family. The stress is real, and the pressure is felt by all, when a working mother or father begins to obtain a college education. Granted, there are benefits to taking a year off after high school in order to regroup and relax, but the risk of not returning is highly possibly. Attending college right out of high school is the preferable option, and we as parents should encourage our children to make this most sensible choice. College conversations with our children should start early. Many parents begin to discuss college with their children around...
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...Most students at Anaheim schools would rather look smarter than actually be smart and retain knowledge, which doesn’t bode well for the students in college. For the students to be successful in college, the Anaheim schools need to supply and teach the students to use a growth mindset way of thinking instead of a fixed or lazy way of thinking. In the article "The secrets to Raising Smart Kids" by Carol Dweck conducted a study that shows that "teaching people to have a 'growth mindset,' which encourages a focus on effort rather than on intelligence or talent, helps make them into high achievers in school and in life." Having a growth mindset means that you think learning is more important the receiving good grades. Most of the students in Anaheim...
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...My college education is very important to me and plays a critical role in goals I've set for my future. Like most other college students, I've got plans, hopes, and ideas for my college life and time I'm to spend attending school. Taking this course also plays a role in my college experience. While having children and being a single mother may have initially caused me to put off starting college, it's now my number one reason for attending school. In today's society, it's almost essential for one to have a college degree to have a successful career. It's very important for me to have a successful career because I want to be able to provide for my children as well as give them every possible advantage I can. I also hope that one day they will be able to say they're proud of me for working hard and getting my education and know that I did it for us, so that we could have a better life. Most college students set goals for what they hope their college experience will be and I'm no different. I've set goals to study hard and make good grades and know that I've done my best. I've also set goals for myself to make new friends and step out of my comfort zone and try new things. While I can't totally...
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...The Causes of Drop out of college No one said that going to college would be easy task and many students find out that hard way .some students look forward to study however others leave the college. There are some causes that may contribute to the drop out which are raising tuition fees, stress, job and poor preparation. The common reason that students drop out of college is lack of money. Students might have problems finding money for tuition and books. Sometimes their parents cannot afford their tuition fees or they cannot afford high cost for the classes. Not all students can afford to go to college and not all students can get any scholarships or financial aids. Most of them have to find a job to pay for the credits. More over Students need to work on campus or off campus to cover their tuition. Some students’ work more than 40 hours per week I believe that being working student is not an easy task. For example I’m working on campus just 15 hours per week and I really need a good preparation and management to do both work and school works. Some students work more than 40 hours per week and they cannot find time to their studies. They have less time to dedicate to their studies. It is very important while stay in college, to study every day and to do the homework because that is only way to leave and pass the exams. If not their grades will be lower and they feel disappointed and drop out of college Even if students can afford tuition, stress, pressure and lack of...
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...Faculty Use Only ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty comments here> ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty Name> <Grade Earned> <Writing Score> <Date Graded> Assignment 2 Sharing Sources College readiness is a perennial issue, and one that will garner much attention. For several decades, researchers have documented the gap between high school and college expectations, noting that even students who complete a college preparatory curriculum in high school are often poorly prepared for college. This lack of alignment contributes to high postsecondary remediation rates and hinders college completion. Over the years, state policymakers and education leaders have responded with a variety of wide-ranging and costly efforts, including the development of state-level content standards and assessments. However, these standards vary widely among states and generally lack sufficient rigor to assure readiness for credit bearing courses in college. It is encouraging that states have adopted the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards released in mid-2010. The hard work lies ahead, however, as states move from adoption of standards to their full implementation, including development of curriculum and assessments. I will evaluate 10 sources that will help define the important strategies and foster success...
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...minimum wage has proven to be a hurdle to society. States have taken an individual approach to ensure their citizens are successful. Increasing the minimum wage would be beneficial by reducing poverty, allowing workers to feel more stable, and stimulating our economy. A more positive lifestyle can be achieved with a higher minimum wage. By increasing the minimum wage, the national issue of poverty would be reduced. No one will have to question when or where they will be able to sleep tonight. According to a Greenhaven Press article, “The 1956 minimum wage is worth $7.93 in today's dollars” (Sklar 1). Today’s minimum wage is roughly 8.6% lower than almost 60 years ago. In a 40 hour workweek, workers earn $27.20 more than today. That might not seem like much, but it quickly adds up. People are unable to get by on $7.25 an hour. Some can’t even get by on that. In addition, even President Barack Obama agrees that the wage should be raised. In his state of the union address, he said “A higher minimum wage, these ideas will make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of families” (Obama 1). Even the president - someone who makes $475,000 a year believes the rest should be helped. Less than $20,000 is simply not enough. Raising the minimum wage can help many. In an article by Mike Korzal from the Washington Post, Korzal claims, “Using this as an estimate, raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, as many Democrats are proposing in 2014, would reduce the number of people living...
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...IN COLLEGE MUST JUGGLE RESPONSIBILITIES | PARENTS AND COLLEGE | | 1/12/2014 | `COMP101 | Written by: Garang Wol: Parenting and going to college at the same time is not an easy thing to do. It’s a full-time job especially for single parents. Being a parent and attending school at the same time is very challenging, according to CPCC Family Resource Center coordinator Linda Jones. The most important things parents in college have to deal with right now are money, time management, and finding good-quality childcare. Nedine Muwne is a mother of three children and is in the dental program at CPCC. Muwne, 29, and her husband both work and attend classes at CPCC. “My husband and I needed more than day care for our children especially when the 11- years-old gets home from the school and if the day care center is closed for the other two children,” she said. “For working parents, balancing jobs, children and school can be tough, but we are parents and we have no choice. The only way is to understand a situation we are in,” she Muwne. The only assistance the parents in school get is childcare money and financial aid. “They get money to pay for their school fees and books,” said Sara Graham, program director for TRIO- Student Support Services. It’s not easy for the parents to make it on their own, to be in school and take care of children. “The most important thing is childcare,” she said. Parents in college have...
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...A student with cerebral palsy can’t walk, and his muscles barely work. After graduating from high school, many teachers thought he couldn’t make a living, or find any job because his disability would prevent him from being successful. Imagine trying to learn and write when almost all of your muscles don’t function the way they’re supposed to. There are many students in Frisco who find it hard in school because of their disabilities. I think our city should build a tutoring school for the disabled because of the challenges they face at school. Countless of teenagers don’t graduate from high school and fail their classes because of a disability that builds a “fence” around their learning capacity. Steve Ferreira is one of these students. After...
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...speech). College may be the stepping stone to real life but there are too many challenges against the students. If we want them to succeed why is the system so complicated and expensive? Many college students end up in financial trouble due to being unprepared. Students often don’t have the right study skills going into college and that can hurt them. Some student is often not emotionally ready for college and struggle with the transition. Whether we are ready or not college is what we must invest in so we can peruse our education. College isn’t easy and students face many challenges like financial trouble, lack of preparedness, and emotionally. One challenge student’s face is that many new of them aren’t prepared financially and struggle through their college life. According to the Learn Liberty video the cost of tuition is rising faster than inflation. “There is plenty wrong with American higher education, including the runaway costs” (Sanford Ungar. 231). There are so many other costs in college that students may think they can afford it but it ends up being too much. For instance some students don’t live at home by choice or they don’t have that option and they have to add rent and food into their financial struggle. Nowadays “graduating college with six figures’ worth of debt is becoming increasingly common” (Andrew Hacker. 179). One reason I chose to go to community college is due to the cost of higher education at a university level. With the prices of tuition raising it makes...
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...Jordan Bryant-Smith 10/23/14 English 120 John Small Lowering the drinking age from 21 to 19 seems to be an automatic yes for college students under 21, but is it actually anything genuinely wrong with lowering the drinking age? Are there any potential benefits to restoring the drinking law to pre-1984 levels? In an article written for CNN, William Cohan argues that the standard drinking age is “all a farceâ€(Cohan), when alcohol consumption should be the first step towards responsibility. Robert Voas from CSMonitor, however, believes there is no possible benefit to lowering the drinking age. Both authors want to solve the problem of underage binge drinking. Cohan and Voas also agree that the minimum drinking age is not enforced strongly enough, however, they disagree on the effectiveness of the law. Robert Voas believes that the minimum drinking age is effective as it stands and lowering it would be a huge mistake. He feels particularly that society would be beneficial would be better off with the current law. In contrast, William Cohan argues that the national drinking law is incredibly ineffective and should be lowered to 19. William Cohan wants to solve the issue regarding underage binge drinking by simply lowering the law to 19. Cohan referred to the minimum age law as a “national joke†(Cohan), after considering the frequency of its violation, “every week if not every dayâ€(Cohan). He asserts that we should completely refocus our attention instead...
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...has become the primary marketing tool of 'fad' diets. 3) Angle: B. Context 1) Issues in education are in the news because budget cuts and school closures are tied to student performance on standardized tests. 2) As a result of the on again, off again weight gain I began to see myself as a failure, and also as a fat person who could not keep the weight off. Through this research I am hoping to find not a diet but a life style that is healthily. I hope to be able to recognize a Fad diet as soon as I see one, and be able to educate my friend and family on this matter. C. Audience 1) My primary audience will be educational stakeholders who are teachers, parents, or administrators. 2) My secondary audience is my professor and fellow classmates, some of whom may have experienced standardized tests or have school-aged children and will relate to the topic. 3) My audience shares my opinions and values and will likely be on my side. II. Evidence A. Research collected so far I have found support for the recommendation to remove poorly designed tests that don’t measure what they should. Federal mandates such as No Child Left Behind have spurred their growth and the reward-and-punishment system that serves nobody well, least of all the people these tests were intended to help: students. B. Research to be collected I will look for additional facts and statistics to demonstrate the gap between other nations and the United States. I will also look for...
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...Spokesperson for TCNJ The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) it is a highly respected college, therefore when hiring a celebrity to be an endorser it is also important to choose a celebrity who possesses the characteristics of an ideal role model because those are traits that are highly valued by TCNJ. Those characteristics include a high level of interest in education, successful career, being actively involved in charitable events, and a positive reputation. It is also important that they be likeable and appeal to prospective students and their parents. Those criteria outline a perfect contender to be a spokesperson for The College of New Jersey. Emma Watson would be a great candidate because she fully embodies those traits and they are evident in her personal life along with her work as an actress. Having a spokesperson who values getting education such as Emma Watson would be a perfect match for TCNJ because it is a very reliable institution when it comes to academics. Also, it has the reputation of holding its students to very high standards. Before moving to United States Watson attended and excelled at an independent preparatory school in Oxford, England. From there she enrolled at the American Ivy School, Brown University. Although some might argue that Watson is just another college dropout movie star because she left Brown University to finish filming the Harry Potter series. However, after filming was over she returned to Brown and graduated. In an interview with Vogue...
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...The documentary Ivory Tower is a depiction of the growing worries and student debt. Andrew Rossi overwhelms the audience by presenting several facts and statistics from a substantial amount of sources and perspectives, raising several questions, such as Is attending college even worth it? Are students getting the right education? Are online courses any good? Rossi encourages many young people to think twice about extending their education. Despite the feelings it evokes, Ivory Tower skillfully presents debt and its causes, causing one to seriously consider the worth that an education can have on an individual level. The amount of debt that college students have accumulated is outrageous. I agree with Justin Chang one of the key points made,...
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...Gen/200 11/13/11 Heather Karberg Personal Responsibilities Essay When students think about college they think about attending class, making friends, doing homework, studying, and obtaining good grades, but for most this is not always the case, at times personal responsibilities hinder college success. Personal responsibilities like work, family life and time for yourself can leave you with little to no time to complete school work. There are no shortcuts in academic success, college success means fulfilling academic requirements (ACT, 2007, p.3). The relationship between personal responsibility and college success is a conflicting relationship. Personal responsibility can hinder college success if not planned accordingly. The first personal responsibility that hinders college success is work life. Working a full time job, while going to school is normal in today’s society. Many college students have bills to pay or families to raise, and to pay for these necessities college students need a job. Working a job while in school may be difficult to handle. Another detractor in work life is stress. Stress at the workplace for most is imminent. With very heavy workloads and performing at an excellent manner, Workplace stress can leave you with a headache every day and make it hard to focus on schoolwork. Willging, P. A., & Johnson, S. D. (2009) says “Too hard to work full-time and be a student in an online course.” (p. 124). Ways to counter this will be by not taking on...
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...For many citizens, the American dream includes a successful career, home ownership and raising college educated children. But, is a college education important? There are compelling points on both sides of the argument. Those who believe that a degree is not important claim that a college diploma is expensive and does not guarantee success. They note the numerous extremely wealthy entrepreneurs, entertainers and sports figures who managed to reach the upper echelon of society without the so called benefit of the almighty sheepskin. Many respectable careers do not require a college degree but demand salaries that are on par with incomes earned by degree holding professionals. A common opinion is that a hardworking entry-level high school...
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