In a typical university or college, every student is required to take general education for acquiring any kind of degree. When a student decides to take a class at the university, usually the price per class is determined by how many credits the class offers. Because of this, the cost of getting a degree can increase very quickly. There are many students like myself who believe we shouldn’t be forced into taking general education courses for many reasons. Taking general education courses can be expensive, completely unrelated to the student 's major, and could possibly be on a subject the student already knows well enough.
It is true that general education can yield good things such as critical thinking and can open a person up to many more …show more content…
Everyday while going through elementary school, middle school, high school, you are taking courses on all these subjects. Granted there are different qualities of education depending on what high school a student attends, but if a student is able to graduate from high school, that means they have already taken plenty of general education courses in their life. Most of the general education classes in college are already taught in high school, so there isn’t a point for someone to waste their time relearning things they already know. Most of the time, many students forget what they have learned in their general education courses because it has nothing to deal with their major ergo making it a waste of time and …show more content…
Most students going to college are adults and as adults, we should be able to choose what subjects we want to take. If I want to major in computer science, then I will be taking programming and computer related classes, and there would be no point for me to take physics or chemistry. College is for people who want to specialize in a certain field, and not all. If universities and colleges were restructured with no required general education, it would encourage more people to get a college degree education because it will be cheaper, and more cost effective. It would also help our society in a whole because that means more professionals and more educated minds. General education should be a choice, not forced
It is true that general education can yield good things such as critical thinking and can open a person up to many more …show more content…
Everyday while going through elementary school, middle school, high school, you are taking courses on all these subjects. Granted there are different qualities of education depending on what high school a student attends, but if a student is able to graduate from high school, that means they have already taken plenty of general education courses in their life. Most of the general education classes in college are already taught in high school, so there isn’t a point for someone to waste their time relearning things they already know. Most of the time, many students forget what they have learned in their general education courses because it has nothing to deal with their major ergo making it a waste of time and …show more content…
Most students going to college are adults and as adults, we should be able to choose what subjects we want to take. If I want to major in computer science, then I will be taking programming and computer related classes, and there would be no point for me to take physics or chemistry. College is for people who want to specialize in a certain field, and not all. If universities and colleges were restructured with no required general education, it would encourage more people to get a college degree education because it will be cheaper, and more cost effective. It would also help our society in a whole because that means more professionals and more educated minds. General education should be a choice, not forced