From a kid coloring pages in a kindergarten to a pupil crafting mini-garden in a primary school, a teenage playing game in a middle school to a high school junior preparing academically for college, our children grow up in the mold of a traditional system. The next stage waiting for most of these children is to get a college degree. As our society develops very fast, many scholars believe that attending college is not a primary choice anymore for high school students. They can study by themselves at home or choose to learn online. However, other scholars argue that traditional college education is more important than people think. Charles Murray, a W. H. Brady scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, represents those who advocate that
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In his article “Are Too Many People Going to College,” Murray advocates that fewer students should go to colleges because the educational system our society has set up now is not the most proficient one to help students to achieve their goals in an effective way. He develops his argument in a professional manner by using many reasons, as well as vivid examples and details, to persuade students and their parents that “there has to be a better way” than learning in colleges (431). Also, in the debate “More Clicks Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete,” Agarwal and Nelson defended online self-learning by saying that self-learning online allows students to control their learning progress. They employed credible evidence and well connected themselves to the topic being debated to convince the audience that with the developments of technology, the Internet would enhance students’ learning autonomy. On the other hand, in the article “What is College for,” Gutting successfully proves the effectiveness of the college education by giving strong reasons and evidence, as well as credible statistics. He illustrates the meaning of a college education and believes that it helps students develop their professional lives (412). Moreover, in the debate, Cole and Schuman pointed out that traditional education would be more effective than online self-learning because online education would limit physical
In his article “Are Too Many People Going to College,” Murray advocates that fewer students should go to colleges because the educational system our society has set up now is not the most proficient one to help students to achieve their goals in an effective way. He develops his argument in a professional manner by using many reasons, as well as vivid examples and details, to persuade students and their parents that “there has to be a better way” than learning in colleges (431). Also, in the debate “More Clicks Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete,” Agarwal and Nelson defended online self-learning by saying that self-learning online allows students to control their learning progress. They employed credible evidence and well connected themselves to the topic being debated to convince the audience that with the developments of technology, the Internet would enhance students’ learning autonomy. On the other hand, in the article “What is College for,” Gutting successfully proves the effectiveness of the college education by giving strong reasons and evidence, as well as credible statistics. He illustrates the meaning of a college education and believes that it helps students develop their professional lives (412). Moreover, in the debate, Cole and Schuman pointed out that traditional education would be more effective than online self-learning because online education would limit physical