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The average Class of 2016 college graduate in the United States had $37,172 in student loan debt ("U.S. Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2016 | Student Loan Hero."). College is a huge endeavor that requires great amounts of money, time, and effort. Why do college students choose to put themselves through this great ordeal? It is different for each student, but I have chosen the 3 major factors that influenced my decision. First of all, I decided college would be the best way for me to secure a…

not relaxed then not performing as well seems to be quite possible. The 400% increase in participants who don’t feel stress in the math classroom after the action implementation shows me the impact of removing a grade. I enjoyed seeing students being able to focus during assessments and not squirming in the chair and asking questions on how to complete a particular task. When the students were presented with a task that they were not real comfortable with or did not understand proficiently…

Education has been a social structure for hundreds of years. Education began as a way for men to gain more knowledge, then as time went on women could be educated too. Then soon, everyone no matter what race, gender or ethnicity were able to obtain an education in the United States. Unfortunately, the system started out unequal so there is inequality still present. The inequality in the education system tends to constantly affect minorities. The education a person obtains is impacted heavily now…

The first day of freshman year in high school was the day I started to think about going to college. Coming from a family were the highest level of education is high school made it hard to wrap my mind about college. Many questions ran through my mind thinking if it would be worth it in the end. As I started to research the benefits, I saw they out weighted the contradictions about college. I decided that I would benefit greatly from going to college. The next step was choosing what college to…

When we think of secondary education, we do not appreciate it, since we are all entitled to learn it eventually. When we look at other parts of the world, however, Indigenous people value education more than we can ever imagine. This statement shows in the Young Adult Novel, The Diary of a Part-Time Indian since it depicts Junior, an Indigenous character from the Spokane Clan, who is in a state of poverty and is at a high disadvantage when dealing with the issue of education. In the novel,…

The Primary Role of Four-Year Colleges College is viewed by many as an educational institution in which students attend for four years. Generally, most students will graduate and receive a diploma and a degree in their chosen major in four years. Students wish that diploma would aid them in getting a job after graduation. This is a path that millions of students take each year. These students have been preparing to get a dream job after college and start their adult lives. This path, however,…

College is a monumental step in a person’s life. Many people find it difficult to adjust to life full of new challenges while in college. People are often times tasked with managing a rigorous course load, working many hours throughout the week, all the while maintaining a healthy social life. In order to be successful in college, one must show enthusiasm to stay focused, determination to accomplish challenging tasks, and persistence to become a better scholar. Pursuing a college degree for…

After watching the movie “Waiting for Superman” for the second time since beginning my college career it just reiterates to me how messed up our public school system is. In this movie we follow about five children’s stories as they go through the lottery process of getting into school that will help them succeed in the future as opposed to the low performing public school they are currently in line to attend. The title refers to the need for someone or something to be able to come into this…

Limitation are everywhere, but the one place there should not be any limits are in education, and that’s why the government should allow everyone to have a college education. There are many countries in the world that are suffering because they only have access to the knowledge to get by from day to day. In the United States there are many resources for education, but Some people have poor families and can’t afford to go to college. So they cannot support their family. However, if they had money…

The growth of grade inflation has become a nationwide pandemic and is rapidly growing as American’s continue to disregard this problem. The virus has spread to colleges including Harvard and Stanford like white blood cells drawn to an infection. Compared to other countries, the United States consistently ranks lower than foreign countries on international tests. Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein extracted data from average national test scores to examine the claim of Americans scoring the…