In College Life Is Elsewhere By Edmonson Summary

Register to read the introduction… The author states that most of the students do not desire to get a strong academic formation. When the essay states that “ In college, life is elsewhere”, Edmonson relates how students are more concerned about passing courses in college instead of learning important theory associated with their fields. I believe that this is a commonly seen event in colleges and as students we must be worried about working hard in our studies. Being lethargic throughout University results in cheating. The author claims how some students look for getting answers of an exam in a different way than learning from classes and lectures. Bad practices such as obtaining old tests and buying papers are the opening point to develop a corrupt society. An education system designed to contribute good citizens have to encourage its members to act properly in any situation. Cheating is not the only way in which the American education system is being affected. Assertions expressed in the paper such as “ The students and the professors have made a deal” or, “ As for the administrators, their relation to the students often seems based not on love but fear,” are used by Edmunson to describe an equilibrium behavior between students, professors and administrators that results doing jobs as simple as possible. This means that most of the individuals related to the education system provide the …show more content…
Edmunson describes the lack of synergy between the education system and life. He says that Colleges are concerned with provided theory, whereas the firms decide which theories apply. This is a correct statement because what a student can learn during the university could not be useful in his work. Thus, both fields are producing collusion between them. The education system should provide an academic base that will allow the students to actualize their knowledge in the future. It is necessary that companies and colleges work in a coherent way in order to develop beneficial projects for the American society. However, the essay states that firms and education organizations have a same final product, which is getting financial profits. The author states how the capitalism biases the main purpose of education affecting its correct operation. Viewpoints like “America values money and power” are used to argue that being successful in life is associated with having a good job or a great balance account. Those events, which exemplify cheerfulness for the modern American society, make a misconception between satisfaction and …show more content…
Today’s world needs professionals that are able to relate their field with others so as to develop strong projects. Phenomenon such as Globalization has made many of the things learnt in high school or college will not be useful in the future. As a simple reference, twenty-five years ago the use of computers was not common, currently the computer has been converted in the most necessary tool for the daily labor. It is likely that in next years, we must learn how to manage concepts or tools that today are not usual. Consequently, if we focus on just learning the theory, we will not be able to adapt that knowledge into different contexts over