In today’s day and age many students trudge themselves from class to class contemplating their choices about continuing on to college and whether or not it is really important to them. It may be a case of young adult laziness, but is it really? It seems as if students are becoming more and more pressured to attend a four year university than ever, promoting those who do on such a level that those who don’t feel remarkably inferior. It is hard to measure whether or not a student truly wants to be in school, or if they were induced with a mindset of it as a basic necessity for a successful life. Caroline Bird claims that students are beginning to feel as if going to college is worthless and that they are sad about their choice to further their
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Among those is Caroline Bird’s article, “College is a Waste of Time and Money”. This article focuses on the fact that students only go to college because it is expected of them and argues that college should be a learning experience that should make students feel good, instead of their current sentiment of sadness. In Brent Staples article, “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s”, he claims that colleges and universities are handing out grades to students regardless of their efforts and emphasizes the fact that grade inflation is causing a devaluation of collegiate education. Another source attributing to Bird’s points is Elizabeth Wissner Gross’ video, “Degrading”, in which Gross’ believes that schools are using methods of grading that no longer portray the deserved grade of a student and she suggests a “gradeless” education system. Another article that relates to these topics is Brent Staples’, “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s”. This article discusses the issues regarding the inflation of grades by the schools themselves and how grade are barely being earned anymore. Lastly, William Zinsser’s article, “College Pressures”, discuss the views from students as to why they are attending college and the influences behind their own decisions. Together, these essays and articles formulate evidence that may attribute to the arguments Bird is making, or devaluate her
Among those is Caroline Bird’s article, “College is a Waste of Time and Money”. This article focuses on the fact that students only go to college because it is expected of them and argues that college should be a learning experience that should make students feel good, instead of their current sentiment of sadness. In Brent Staples article, “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s”, he claims that colleges and universities are handing out grades to students regardless of their efforts and emphasizes the fact that grade inflation is causing a devaluation of collegiate education. Another source attributing to Bird’s points is Elizabeth Wissner Gross’ video, “Degrading”, in which Gross’ believes that schools are using methods of grading that no longer portray the deserved grade of a student and she suggests a “gradeless” education system. Another article that relates to these topics is Brent Staples’, “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s”. This article discusses the issues regarding the inflation of grades by the schools themselves and how grade are barely being earned anymore. Lastly, William Zinsser’s article, “College Pressures”, discuss the views from students as to why they are attending college and the influences behind their own decisions. Together, these essays and articles formulate evidence that may attribute to the arguments Bird is making, or devaluate her