In “What College Could Be Like” published in New York Magazine on January 2013, author Salman Khan points out that there is a basic divide between student’s expectations for college, a good intellectual experiences and what universities believe their value is. either intellectual and social experiences.
To support his position first, Khan comments higher education is under increasing scrutiny, in parts. Next, he states that students have begun to recognize something very counterintuitive. Finally, he states that having more faculty with broad backgrounds shows a deep desire to mentor students. Khan purpose in writing this article was to inform us that the core of higher education is increasing because both intellectual enrichment and enhancement job prospects. …show more content…
For example, as a college student, we tend to be super excited about our new life, such as, applying to college and starting a career. But little that they know ,college is not a joke. When applying to college as an undergraduate or graduate student . Tuition, room, and board tend to be pretty expensive. That is why fifty three percent of recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed. But why is that, well the “core value proposition is the higher education is under increasing scrutiny which is caused by lost of the students expectations for college.”(kham). Which can be true, because undergraduate students tend to lack off and focus on how would college be like with so many distractions. So we tend to face this pressure on our shoulders and as a college student we find ways to stay on our task by applying to any job fairs that might come our way. A good example will be a work study which can be applied for computer science. And as for those examples it's a really great way exposing students into the real
To support his position first, Khan comments higher education is under increasing scrutiny, in parts. Next, he states that students have begun to recognize something very counterintuitive. Finally, he states that having more faculty with broad backgrounds shows a deep desire to mentor students. Khan purpose in writing this article was to inform us that the core of higher education is increasing because both intellectual enrichment and enhancement job prospects. …show more content…
For example, as a college student, we tend to be super excited about our new life, such as, applying to college and starting a career. But little that they know ,college is not a joke. When applying to college as an undergraduate or graduate student . Tuition, room, and board tend to be pretty expensive. That is why fifty three percent of recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed. But why is that, well the “core value proposition is the higher education is under increasing scrutiny which is caused by lost of the students expectations for college.”(kham). Which can be true, because undergraduate students tend to lack off and focus on how would college be like with so many distractions. So we tend to face this pressure on our shoulders and as a college student we find ways to stay on our task by applying to any job fairs that might come our way. A good example will be a work study which can be applied for computer science. And as for those examples it's a really great way exposing students into the real