can be measured is by my GPA. While my overall GPA is not anything to write home about, it does reveal something about me. I began my college education attending California State University, Long Beach directly out of high school, but I had no drive of vision for what I wanted to do with my career so I did not go to my classes and eventually dropped out of college to pursue other avenues. After I found my love for teaching I immediately began taking classes that would provide me with the ability…
Greek secondary school. As defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, Lyceum is “a hall for public lectures or discussions”. Vector geometry is taught the student’s last year in school because on the entrance exams that get the students entrance into college, they are tested over mainly vector geometry in the mathematical section of the exam. That jump from classical thought and methodology in geometry to vector geometry was sometimes an awkward jump because sometimes pupils had “either deficient…
For Profit Colleges or Students? As students get ready to graduate from high school, they start to think about the type of college they want to attend. When universities and community colleges are full to capacity, students turn to for profit colleges for admission, but before attending these schools, it is important to ask questions. Who benefits from going to a for profit college? By analyzing the purpose, cost and reputation, we can decide wether or not the for profit colleges profit…
obvious significant dropout rate in both community colleges and universities. For years, there have been studies to not only detect why that is the case and what can prevent this outcome. Paul Tough mentions in the video that he narrated; which include Kathlen Ntude, Jeff Nelson, and David Laude. Who Finishes College, tells that about 40% of students that start at a four-year college graduate by the end of six years. Adding on community colleges, that is less than half of a graduation rate.…
or not to go to college. Nevertheless, the cost of attendance, course of study, and location are all important factors in choosing between Northeast Lakeview college and the University of Texas San Antonio. Over time college has gradually became more expensive; paying back student loans can be a burden on students and take them years to pay back the financial aid that was acquired. However, Northeast Lakeview College and UTSA…
As stated by Bettinger, Long, Oreopoulos, Sanbonmatsu, (2009), “…little research has been done to determine whether such reforms would truly improve college access in what form “simplification” should take place” (p.iii). The problem is rather or not simplification of the FAFSA application would increase access to college. Simplification comes from a few possible ideas. First, simplifying the application itself. Second, simplifying the process, such as providing assistance in filling out the…
The implementation of Common Core has created a tremendous push to create student-driven classrooms using technology. Blended learning, with its mix of technology and traditional face-to-face instruction, is an approach to accomplish this task. Blended learning combines classroom learning with online learning, in which students can, in part, control the time, pace, and place of their learning. Blended Learning has positive and negative results. Supporters of blended learning programs believe…
An Analysis of the Historical Devolution of Gender Inequality for Women in Canadian Education Introduction: This study will define the devolving gender inequality for women in Canadian education. The overarching focus on a longitudinal historical progression of women’s rights in the education will be defined from the mid-20th century to the 2000s. A majority of the findings suggest that women have had greater access to secondary and post-secondary education as a part of an increase of…
"luxury" of attending college or universities in the United States. Likewise, this poses a leviathan problem for the country and especially to the communities. Tuition needs to make a drastic change in prices, which in doing so will open more opportunities to accomplish the American Dream, improve society, provide a chance for people in financial struggles, and help place our country back to one of the top ranked in the world.…
athlete before I was in high school. Being labeled as an athlete was always what I was accustomed to ever since I was young. Now, being that I’m beginning my freshman year of college, I play no sports or do not have my friends here to help make life so simple like they did in high school. Which makes the thought of college a terrifying…