Seika McKee
Dickens
ENGL 1113
8 Sept. 2015
Where Are The Poor Students?
During a conversation between Adam Howard and Arthur Levine in the article “Where Are The Poor Students?,” the topic of discussion is poor students and the availability of higher education. Adam Howard is an associate professor of education at Antioch College, while Arthur Levine is the president of Teachers College at Columbia University. Howard, in the article, is the one asking questions to Levine, and started off the discussion stating that he believed that all a student needs is hard work and dedication to achieve higher education, even as a poor student. He then asked Levine what he thought were some obstacles that prevents a poor student to further their education …show more content…
Howard then questioned if higher education is more accessible now for the poor students. The remark from Levine was short and to the point, stating that no, higher education is not more accessible to poor students because, while the tuition is increasing, the financial aid available is decreasing and poor students simply aren’t going to college at the rates they once were. Howard reciprocated with the question of what the responsibility of higher education should be. The responsibility of higher education should be to provide better access to college, for the poor, and have financial aid for those in need, instead of what we have now called “merit aid” that can be given to anybody states Levine. Merit aid simply just increases the student body count based on test scores to increase the “U.S. News & World Report rankings”; while diminishing the financial aid available to the poor. When Howard asked why the merit aid was the reason for the sticker price rarely being paid, Levine responded that when talking to some students at Harvard, some of the students went to seek financial aid when …show more content…
Certainly, there are problems poor students face, commented Howard; in which, Levine replied that there were many problems a poor student faces while enduring higher education. The student needs support. When in college a poor student is in a mix between two worlds, the complicated college world and the world they came from, which means their family may not understand the differences in the secondary school to postsecondary schooling. Howard then counter-responds in which way do colleges support and not support students. Levine states that colleges are getting better with counseling and finding some financial aid for the student. Commitment was then brought up from Howard, asking what was the commitment for becoming a better teacher and
Dickens
ENGL 1113
8 Sept. 2015
Where Are The Poor Students?
During a conversation between Adam Howard and Arthur Levine in the article “Where Are The Poor Students?,” the topic of discussion is poor students and the availability of higher education. Adam Howard is an associate professor of education at Antioch College, while Arthur Levine is the president of Teachers College at Columbia University. Howard, in the article, is the one asking questions to Levine, and started off the discussion stating that he believed that all a student needs is hard work and dedication to achieve higher education, even as a poor student. He then asked Levine what he thought were some obstacles that prevents a poor student to further their education …show more content…
Howard then questioned if higher education is more accessible now for the poor students. The remark from Levine was short and to the point, stating that no, higher education is not more accessible to poor students because, while the tuition is increasing, the financial aid available is decreasing and poor students simply aren’t going to college at the rates they once were. Howard reciprocated with the question of what the responsibility of higher education should be. The responsibility of higher education should be to provide better access to college, for the poor, and have financial aid for those in need, instead of what we have now called “merit aid” that can be given to anybody states Levine. Merit aid simply just increases the student body count based on test scores to increase the “U.S. News & World Report rankings”; while diminishing the financial aid available to the poor. When Howard asked why the merit aid was the reason for the sticker price rarely being paid, Levine responded that when talking to some students at Harvard, some of the students went to seek financial aid when …show more content…
Certainly, there are problems poor students face, commented Howard; in which, Levine replied that there were many problems a poor student faces while enduring higher education. The student needs support. When in college a poor student is in a mix between two worlds, the complicated college world and the world they came from, which means their family may not understand the differences in the secondary school to postsecondary schooling. Howard then counter-responds in which way do colleges support and not support students. Levine states that colleges are getting better with counseling and finding some financial aid for the student. Commitment was then brought up from Howard, asking what was the commitment for becoming a better teacher and