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prohibitive, paid education would permit an easier financial situation to certain families, a better mental health and would prevent debt at such a young age. First of all, the cost of university or college is often too expensive for low-income or large families. For one, tuition fees vary depending on the program and/or school. According to College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016…

Technology in Higher Education Benefits Our society continues to grow on the idea that technology makes life easier and technology is now becoming our driving force. As technology advances it seems that our education systems should implement new technologies to help make learning and teaching up to date and easier. New technology advances in higher education will benefit both the teacher and student, as well as get the student ready for the job force . First of all, teacher 's are getting to…

“We believe, that is, you and I, that’s education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.” Quoted by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 after signing two education bills it is believed that education is an investment for our future rather than expensive toll on our lives. Contrary to this idealism, 37 years later, David Leonhardt wrote an article, “The College Dropout Boom,” which stresses the fact that lower-income students are discouraged about higher education. The author does well with his…

My decision to return to school was based on life after the military. Although I had no interest to go back to school, it was time to jump back in and receive my Associates Degree. Many of my Soldiers were going through Excelsior, and one of my Non-Commissioned Officers swore by Excelsior, which he provided excellent feedback about the College and the programs it had to offer. Along, with the credits applied toward my military education and the ease of the online portal it was a no brainer. Once…

for college? What is your income for the year? Is it enough for your child to go through college with no worries? The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015–2016 school year was $32,405 at private colleges, $9,410 for state residents at public colleges and $23,893 for out of the state residents attending public universities (Weston 2015). Students should not have to pay for college because of loans and being in debt. Sixty percent of middle class kids who start college fail to earn a…

“Why college education is important to me” College education is very important for me because of the fact that I need a degree to follow my dreams. Also will allow me to see what I am capable of and fulfill an empty space of education. Over the past couple years, I always thought to myself just go after it and do it. In life I want to be happy and to achieve this, I have to get my college education. Having a college degree will allow me to start a new chapter in my life. To, show myself that I…

College Students Should Use Technology Wisely Recollecting my first class in college, I saw many students carried laptops or tablets, taking notes faster than me on these devices. Interestingly, I found out they are also using them in class, escaping from the reality to a fascinating online world. That is how Millennials attend a traditional lecture based class. The characteristics of the digital era defined what they learn and how they learn. Millennial college students are facilitating and…

“75 hours a week is my average during the summers. I can only work about 40 hours a week while in school. College debt has always lingered above my head, and working is the only way to prevent myself from going under. I’m thankful I was fortunate enough to have lots of previous work experience at 18. Yet even with working, I feel like it’s not enough.” The affordability of obtaining a post-secondary education has evolved throughout history. Colleges a decade ago were only meant to serve the…

movie that would demonstrate this point are “Ivory tower blues” written by James E. and “Ivy league” written by Lauren Cassani Davis and the movie is “Generation boomerang” and source was from CBC. Many university have lowered their standards in order to have teenagers to apply to their school, due to the lack of knowledge and the level of knowledge that the student have in this decade have dramatically decreases comparing to the previous generation. With the two essay and the movie, they all…

Imagine a university professor accuses a student of cheating on a final exam. Before the student can defend herself, the university decides to expel the student. Understandably, the student decides she wants to challenge the expulsion as a violation of her due process rights. Can the student challenge the action? Surprisingly, the answer depends on which federal circuit the student lives in. In 1975, the United States Supreme Court held that state law could provide primary students a…