Is College Sufficient?

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       Many people question if college is actually good enough. For me I believe that college is good because it prepares you for the life that you will have in the 21st century. Going to college is a great move for the future but you also have to look at the fact that just like anything else college has some negative factors as well. While in school you can absorb new skills to help you in the future but you can also go to school and not receive anything. Gary Gutting says "This lack of academic engagement is real, even among schools with the best students and the best teachers, and it increases dramatically as the quality of the school decreases.  But it results from a basic misunderstanding — by both students and teachers — of what colleges are for." For many children the thought of college is a priority that has been drilled into the plans of kids by their family. When kids go through school most aren't doing it to benefit themselves, but to please their family. In regard to the educators, they will have to find another way to draw the attention of students if they don't then they will continuously lose students. As a student I can attest to the fact that there are some professors that don't take the time to make sure that their students understand the lesson. An educator has a duty to be sure that their kids understand the lesson but that isn't always what happens. According to College In America "30% of College and University students drop out of school before their second year." To read the statistic that 30% of college students will drop is sad and the reason for the drop out is because of the lack of understanding between the teacher and student. I believe that if the teachers found another way to present the information to the students and made sure they understood then the drop out rate would drop. Looking at drop out rates of college students would make young people not want to go to college because they would be afraid that they would be apart of the statistics. The different reports alone run away many students so I believe that the communication with the students is a place where major improvement is needed.

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      In the 21st century you have to know how to behave and you have certain knowledge to get around in this century. I believe that our world would be better if we help our college students. The more help that our college students receive the better off they will be when they enter into the work force. Ramesh says that "40% of kids who enroll in college don't get a degree within six years — may be a sign that we're trying to push too many people who aren't suited for college to enroll. I believe that when you hear or see a statistic such as this you start to wonder what the different colleges aren't doing for the kids. Universities need to change the way that they prepare students if they see an excessive amount of dropouts. Judge Mathis says "We become concerned about the limited career options and decreased earning potential they’ll face without a college degree. Rarely do we think of the cost to the larger society. But we should." I believe that if the universities will work on the teacher student communication then they will prevent a lot of drop outs.

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To help the upcoming college students I believe that all Colleges and Universities should take a very precise test showing whether they are failing their students or preparing their students for the workplace. If the student isnt up to par then it isnt their problem because they are a product of their previous schools. Students are very ill prepared different educators say, "Learning by rote has become the norm, with students often get by simply by learning quotations and regurgitating points they learned from SparkNotes. Although such superficial learning may get students past A-Levels, when it comes to university they often get a rude awakening." I agree with this statement because I know that the school that I graduated from we studied basically from sparknotes and I really wasnt prepared mentally for college while in highschool. Everyone knows why college is good but I want you to ask yourself am I really being prepared for college.