Super Cool Title- Change Later Is higher education worth it? Which kind of higher education? Debates over questions like this regarding college education have been going on for generations and will likely continue into the foreseeable future. In Mike Roses Making Sparks Fly: How Occupational Education Can lead to a Love of Learning for its Own Sake, he gives the reader his take on the present state of higher education in America and why he feels that vocational schools and liberal arts studies should treated as equals. In the essay Rose covers a broad issue by using a singular case study: a campus in an impoverished west coast city. Identifying himself as a member of a research team, he introduces the reason behind his research and this essay.
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This was not the case in Making Sparks Fly. Early in the essay Rose sets the scene for the rest of his writing: an impoverished West Coast city. Furthermore, Rose restricts the readers sample group down to just three individuals who happen to fit a narrative he appears to support through his writing. These three students are Elias, Cynthia, and Bobby. Rose takes us through these individuals personal stories as they strive for a certificate in their welding program. Why mention this seemingly unimportant detail? This is done because Rose spends nearly a third of his essay (p.100-103) mentioning and citing these three individuals as he attempted to build his central argument. While these three may mesh well with his ideas, college campuses and experiences are far more intricate than three student examples can offer. So, what could a reader infer from Rose doing this? There is really no one to know exactly. Because the three individuals only showed positive outcomes of vocational school, it seems fair to assume Rose does not want negative individuals associated with his argument. What is particularly interesting though is that he goes through
Works Cited
Rose, Mike. “Making Sparks Fly: How Occupational Education Can Lead to a Love of Learning for Its Own.” Writing From Sources with 2016 MLA Update, edited by Spatt
Brenda, Bedford/St. Martin's;
This was not the case in Making Sparks Fly. Early in the essay Rose sets the scene for the rest of his writing: an impoverished West Coast city. Furthermore, Rose restricts the readers sample group down to just three individuals who happen to fit a narrative he appears to support through his writing. These three students are Elias, Cynthia, and Bobby. Rose takes us through these individuals personal stories as they strive for a certificate in their welding program. Why mention this seemingly unimportant detail? This is done because Rose spends nearly a third of his essay (p.100-103) mentioning and citing these three individuals as he attempted to build his central argument. While these three may mesh well with his ideas, college campuses and experiences are far more intricate than three student examples can offer. So, what could a reader infer from Rose doing this? There is really no one to know exactly. Because the three individuals only showed positive outcomes of vocational school, it seems fair to assume Rose does not want negative individuals associated with his argument. What is particularly interesting though is that he goes through
Works Cited
Rose, Mike. “Making Sparks Fly: How Occupational Education Can Lead to a Love of Learning for Its Own.” Writing From Sources with 2016 MLA Update, edited by Spatt
Brenda, Bedford/St. Martin's;