Higher education has become a hot topic in the United States as of today. Many different views on the value of or need of college to be successful are arising. There are some who view education as key to both a successful life, and crucial to our economy (Tierney 1). While others may have opposite views such as the value of college has decreased significantly considering many students are taking out loans that they can’t afford to pay back even after graduation (Economist 1). There are individuals who view the current policies such as consultant profiteering, and massive teacher turnovers to be the most significant issue (Strauss 1). Many of the authors have similar views on the value of education, but the debate comes to a halt when discussing
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One could assume that with a high focus on the policies surrounding high education, that the author views the value of college to be a necessity. The article advocates for the government to change its policies to help its students compete with other nations, increase the high school graduation rate, and expand access to college. The article even suggests that the current policies are to help businesses, rather than the individuals of society. The article does not provide much evidence to justify its claims, and the evidence it does provide only covers the views of one corporate school reformer. There is not enough relevant and representative evidence to consider these conclusions to be …show more content…
Menand explains that the value of college is what the student makes of it. Explaining how students from Ivy-League colleges consider college to have a lot higher value to them so their motivation to do the work is not the same as other college students. Menand suggests that policies should focus on the students’ motivation as a way of increasing college success rate and increasing their own value of college. The evidence that Menand provides focuses on students’ motivation is from personal accounts, and from Professor X’s article which are both creditable sources, but may not be completely relevant to the question of value. The conclusions are strictly abstract, and provide logical explanation, therefore I accept
One could assume that with a high focus on the policies surrounding high education, that the author views the value of college to be a necessity. The article advocates for the government to change its policies to help its students compete with other nations, increase the high school graduation rate, and expand access to college. The article even suggests that the current policies are to help businesses, rather than the individuals of society. The article does not provide much evidence to justify its claims, and the evidence it does provide only covers the views of one corporate school reformer. There is not enough relevant and representative evidence to consider these conclusions to be …show more content…
Menand explains that the value of college is what the student makes of it. Explaining how students from Ivy-League colleges consider college to have a lot higher value to them so their motivation to do the work is not the same as other college students. Menand suggests that policies should focus on the students’ motivation as a way of increasing college success rate and increasing their own value of college. The evidence that Menand provides focuses on students’ motivation is from personal accounts, and from Professor X’s article which are both creditable sources, but may not be completely relevant to the question of value. The conclusions are strictly abstract, and provide logical explanation, therefore I accept