Deciding a career path could be one of the most significant and vigorous decisions that a student might confront. Various factors can influence their thinking when it comes to this situation. Whether the economy favors the student’s work field or they just have no idea what they’d like to devote their lives to. Why do college students struggle in choosing a major? That’s the question that students have tried to answer for many years and the reason why many colleges around the United States created the ‘‘Exploratory Studies’’ program. As a college freshman and part of this program, I can ensure that the support we receive from our professors and advisors is extremely helpful; however, besides discovering a career the student feels passionate
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Robinson proposes an in-depth journey that enables a person to find their ‘‘Element.’’ The ‘‘Element’’ is something that comes naturally to you, feeds your energy, and makes you feel comfortable. Discovering your attitudes towards an ability takes people one step ahead of discovering something they're passionate about and learn to incorporate it into your life. Evaluating each aspect of your life, the activities, and thoughts that energize you contribute to identifying a way to use your qualities as a contribution to the community. Finding your ‘‘Element’’ is a self-fulfilment experience, Robinson outlines important attitudes that are fundamental to comprehending your character and what you're capable of accomplishing throughout your life. ‘‘To find your Element you may have to challenge your own beliefs about yourself. Whatever age you are, you’ve almost certainly developed an inner story about what you can do and what you can’t do; what you’re good at and what you’re not good at.’’ (Robinson) The second reason is the social aspect of your life. Several people lack determination and ambition, which leads them to feel dejection and despair. Robinson …show more content…
Analyzing both sources, they each provide a variety of possible reasons that induce confusion and uncertainty to students when it come to decision-making. Robinson has a motivational tone that inspires students to discover what they love, what they’re good at, and to perform it not thinking that money could make them any happier. On the other hand, Schuster tries to aware students about the importance of employment after graduation. Once a student has found their ‘‘element,’’ what keeps them from pursuing it? Shuster highlighted that students are afraid of unemployment. A survey conducted by 2014 AfterCollege Career Insights revealed: ‘‘83% of graduating seniors said they didn’t have a job lined up as of April 2014, despite 72.7% reporting that they were actively looking for one. This is a jump from the 80% of graduating seniors who didn’t have a job lined up at the same time last year.’’ Overall, both authors presented equally valid points of view which are related to each other and students should not ignore either
Robinson proposes an in-depth journey that enables a person to find their ‘‘Element.’’ The ‘‘Element’’ is something that comes naturally to you, feeds your energy, and makes you feel comfortable. Discovering your attitudes towards an ability takes people one step ahead of discovering something they're passionate about and learn to incorporate it into your life. Evaluating each aspect of your life, the activities, and thoughts that energize you contribute to identifying a way to use your qualities as a contribution to the community. Finding your ‘‘Element’’ is a self-fulfilment experience, Robinson outlines important attitudes that are fundamental to comprehending your character and what you're capable of accomplishing throughout your life. ‘‘To find your Element you may have to challenge your own beliefs about yourself. Whatever age you are, you’ve almost certainly developed an inner story about what you can do and what you can’t do; what you’re good at and what you’re not good at.’’ (Robinson) The second reason is the social aspect of your life. Several people lack determination and ambition, which leads them to feel dejection and despair. Robinson …show more content…
Analyzing both sources, they each provide a variety of possible reasons that induce confusion and uncertainty to students when it come to decision-making. Robinson has a motivational tone that inspires students to discover what they love, what they’re good at, and to perform it not thinking that money could make them any happier. On the other hand, Schuster tries to aware students about the importance of employment after graduation. Once a student has found their ‘‘element,’’ what keeps them from pursuing it? Shuster highlighted that students are afraid of unemployment. A survey conducted by 2014 AfterCollege Career Insights revealed: ‘‘83% of graduating seniors said they didn’t have a job lined up as of April 2014, despite 72.7% reporting that they were actively looking for one. This is a jump from the 80% of graduating seniors who didn’t have a job lined up at the same time last year.’’ Overall, both authors presented equally valid points of view which are related to each other and students should not ignore either