... 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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...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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...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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...Matt Miller COM 210-003 Persuasive Speech 4/4/12 Topic: Should college athletes be paid to play sports? Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience why collegiate athletes should not be paid to play. Introduction Opening Comment: Image that you just scored the game-winning basket in the NCAA basketball tournament championship. Your shot just helped the school get tens of millions of dollars. Now by a show of hands, how many of you think that you should earn a share of that money? Central Idea: One of the most controversial and prominent topics in sports today is whether or not schools should pay their student-athletes to play their sports. I am going to argue as to why they should not be paid to play. Preview of Main Points: I will talk about five key reasons as to why collegiate athletes do not deserve to be paid to play. These are because of already established scholarships, would lead to decreased competition, the fact that there isn’t enough money for schools to give out already, a removal of innocence would occur, and recruiting would suffer among schools. Transition: First, I will explain why collegiate athletes already receive enough money from scholarships and free tuition. Body I. Tuition and the “Student” A. Already receiving thousands of dollars from athletic scholarships 1. According to a Parade Magazine article, Division I student athletes can receive between $20,000 and $50,000 per year. 2. A study done by...
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...Dear First Semester Student, I have come to learn that by resting and nurturing yourself, getting to class prepared and on time, and creating a master calendar, you can help yourself transition into college much easier. Having followed these tips, my freshmen experience has been smoother and more productive, giving me a great start to what I hope to be an intellectually enriched journey with a positive outcome due to my preparation. Transitioning into college has its challenges. When it comes to registering you are on your own. Mommy and daddy don’t hold your hand while waiting in line to get your schedule. In college you’re expected to keep up with current and upcoming assignments on your own accountability, as for in high school you are walked through and updated on a constant basis. Also, there might be some programs that help with transportation but usually you are pretty much responsible for getting to school. Unless you live nearby the college campus, you cant stand at the your neighborhood street corner chatting it up with your high school buddies waiting on the school bus to get you to school on time to make breakfast. More likely you’re going to have to travel quite a distance to get to school and there will be no warm breakfast to be spoon-fed to you. Since this is a grown up world, it’s going to be up to you to get a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast to begin your day. It would be wise to prepare your school supplies at night, because it is...
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...Transgender Students on College and University Campuses Across America According to a survey of 75 undergraduate and graduate students from 61 different college and universities across the United States zero students indicated that their college or university included gender identity or expression in its non-discrimination policy (McKinney). Transgender individuals are treated unfairly on college and university campuses. Most campuses have ways for the lesbian and gay students to feel safe but schools are often forgetting the 'T' in LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning). The value of this issue is that is affecting more people than ever before. Twenty years ago most people didn't think that transgender was a thing you could be or it was misinterpreted into a bad thing. Now that people understand it and they feel comfortable as identifying under that umbrella, they should be able to express themselves in a place where they pay a lot of money to attend. Earlier this year the Huffington Post did a live video interview with four college students that identified as transgender. Jay Fondin a sophomore at George Washington University said “It's a very difficult environment to navigate because I find myself having to explain a lot of what trans is on daily and weekly interactions to live comfortably on campus. Like I said, it's not unfriendly but it's difficult because no one knows anything”. Susan Marine, an assistant professor at Merrimack College, analyzes why...
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...Learner Succeed: Tools for Two-Year College, it breaks down how Adult learners can Succeed and become successful. Jobs now are expecting more than ever some kind of college degree. Therefore Adult have no choice but to go to school to further there education. Many adult attend community college work related or training or just to obtain a degree. Need to say there can be many challenges and obstacles on how to help adult learners become their better selves. Often students needs maps to guide them with there courses. You have to understand adult learns transitions. In reading this article that has been a development of a non- credit program targeting adults to assist them in transitioning to college. This program...
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