Education Needs A Makeover Analysis

Students are required to take General Ed classes along with required core classes towards their major to meet degree or graduation expectations. Not only is that time consuming, but it also creates more debt. In “The Overworked Bachelor’s Degree Needs a Makeover,” Jeffrey Selingo states that “Every student is required to spend months and years in a classroom to collect the 120 credits typically necessary to receive his or her diploma, piling up debt and forgoing the important experiential learning that students and employers find so valuable.” Therefore, why should students take science classes if their major is English, when they can take more diverse English classes and not abandon the experiences that are more profitable for the student …show more content…
There are classes that besides helping you get a step further in your path to success, can help you become a better and smarter person. Selingo points out, “Communicating effectively is one of the most important skills not only in the workforce but it one’s entire life.” Coupled with, in the article “The Value of General Education” Michael W. Austin notes, “From my own experience, my undergraduate and graduate education has helped me to be a better citizen, employee, spouse, and parent than I would otherwise be.” Similarly, most General Ed classes can help students become stronger communicators at school, work and in society. Additionally, it can help them be finer, well rounded individuals. Again, students should have choices in choosing what will benefit them …show more content…
Uniquely in “Importance of College Education” on www.collegeview.com it shows, “As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are unable to obtain the number of high-paying jobs that were once available. The U.S. has been transformed from a manufacturing-based economy to an economy based on knowledge, and the importance of a college education today can be compared to that of a high school education forty years ago. It serves as the gateway to better options and more opportunity.” Equally important as high school is, it minimizes the possibilities in getting a good paying job, as opposed to having a college background. The more education students receive, the better the job pays. High school is important in its own way but not as how it was perceived decades ago. College can be an entryway to escalate education or to a well-paid entry level job. In other words, college inheritance can provide better opportunities in the