Student Success In College

While parent engagement, extracurricular activities and teacher quality may cause a student to succeed or struggle in college, the outcomes of pursing a college degree could include better paying job but also student debt. One cause of students academic success in college is parental engagement. Many readily agree that engagement from your parents and family can guarantee a student to go above and beyond in higher education by the parent engagement in order to succeed academically. Robert D. Putnam is one of many who readily agree. In his book, Our Kids, Putnam relays different studies about parental engagement he states, “Many studies have shown that parental engagement—everything from asking about homework to attending PTA meeting—is associated with higher academic performance, better socioemotional skills, and other facets of student behavior, such as less use of drugs and alcohol” (167).
Putnam point is that the students who have parents that are more involved in their school work are more likely to behave in a way …show more content…
In high school I joined the Agriculture Academy, which helped me built my resume, public speaking skills, leadership, time-management, and dedication which is few of many skills is needed to succeed in higher education. With a lot of work experience and volunteer work, I received over two hundred hours of community service in one school year! Our city was very familiar with the activities that the Agriculture Academy students did in the community, they recognized the hard work and commitment that the students were making. So senior year, many residents of the city I live in donated a lot of money for scholarships to the Agriculture students because of our community volunteer work, which allowed me to pay for college. Putnam also strongly agrees that extracurricular activities provided a positive outcome in higher education and beyond, he states from a