The College Dropout Boom Analysis

“We believe, that is, you and I, that’s education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.” Quoted by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 after signing two education bills it is believed that education is an investment for our future rather than expensive toll on our lives. Contrary to this idealism, 37 years later, David Leonhardt wrote an article, “The College Dropout Boom,” which stresses the fact that lower-income students are discouraged about higher education. The author does well with his use of pathos as well as the structuring of the piece, keeping the attention of the reader to understand the issue of college education today. “The College Dropout Boom,” written in 2005, addresses the issue of how lower-income students are discouraged in getting a higher education. Throughout the article there is a story of a man named Andy Blevins who dropped out of college after his first year to work at a supermarket. As his …show more content…
The structuring of his piece helped to easily guide the reader to understand the point that is being addressed in the article. The transitions and structuring of a piece of writing can either make or break the reader’s attention of what the author is trying to address. For instance, in the body of the article the author broke down his different points into different sections and titled them accordingly. For example he titles one section “The Barriers,” which gave examples of barriers that may be holding students back from college education. Breaking up the article gives the reader an easier chance to read the article in its entirety and it maintains the reader’s attention. Although the article is roughly fifteen pages long it is safe to assume that it will be a long and boring piece. However, the structuring of his piece successfully kept my attention throughout its entirety which allowed him to raise awareness of the issue of college