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Literature Review The fact that those enrolled in developmental education courses start off their search for a better education with difficulties makes them have thoughts of dropping out and giving up on college. In order to move on with their education, a student must pass one of their first obstacles which is to successfully complete one or more remedial courses. In reality, many students struggle trying to complete this step. The criteria as to whether students are placed in…

Why College Education Is Important When people discuss seeking in postsecondary education, many young adults think in a negative way. For instance, they question themselves why to waste my time, money, and effort in college. Also, we can start working right now, or go to trade school and finish my career. However, people need to ponder twice about college on a long run. If they do not consider a college education, then their dreams of achieving a higher profession would not come right. As a…

Success is measured by how much one has accomplished during their lifetime. A successful life is generally viewed as one having wealth, good health, relationships, fame, and happiness. So what is required in order to become successful? The answer is motivation. One must be motivated in order to succeed in their life. If a person lacks motivation to succeed in life, they will not amount to much on the social ladder. One big step in life that is believed to bring success is attending and…

“College is a waste of time” and “Hidden Intellectualism” both share the concept that the educational curriculum should be changed to interest people’s minds more and that it’s too expensive to waste money on. These two essays make the reader understand that both authors are wanting to change the curriculum to fit people’s interests rather than the curriculum that is being taught today, which fail to teach a variety of subjects. In “College is a waste of time,” Dale Stephens acknowledges that…

Intellectual Bilingual-Communication In “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff, he thinks streets smarts should be considered an intellectual attribute. Also, colleges and universities tend to pay close attention to all the information written in books and do not allow their students to develop those skills that can help them succeed in the future. Graff’s point is that college and school should consider students attributes and talents and not only to see all students’ interests through…

In this class I feel that my grade is a pretty accurate representation of the work I have completed this quarter. I feel in this class the highest grade I think I would deserve is an 85% . Yes, I completed every assignment this quarter. Although I had a very busy quarter, I did my best to finish all assignments to the best of my ability. The final grade average I received for this course before the final project, and the self reflection was an 80%. There is a small disparity between the grade…

Throughout my time at the University of Central Florida, one of my main focuses has been diversity and social justice for the past four years, whether it be my coursework for my degree, my roles in the Department of Housing and Residence Life and my internship with Green Dot UCF. As an Interdisciplinary Studies major, I have been able to essentially create my own degree, giving myself the opportunity to pick my own areas of study and learn what I am passionate about. During this time, I was…

Lutney Sagesse Freshman Year Seminar Between The World and Me Final The book “Between the World and Me has a lot of themes. One the themes are is knowing who you are through college. Just to pinpoint I will be highlighting Tanesha Coates which is the author of Between To the world and Me”. The things that happen in “ Between the World and me” and my my life experiences through college is very different. Specifically, my experiences has affected me in way rather than the main…

At the start of the semester, when asked to identify myself, I would say: college student, white, blonde hair, blue eyes, middle class American. After taking this course and learning more about pluralism, I would identify myself as a human being, as we should identify everyone. Although I believe it is important to embrace our differences, I believe even more strongly that we need to embrace our similarities as well, because underneath our skin, our nationality and our abilities, we are all…

Throughout the seventh chapter of Paying the Price it mainly talks about how students try to maintain a good GPA and why it is important for many students to do so. Goldrick-Rab mentions how some students go into college underprepared and are overwhelmed with the high rigor courses and the amount of homework they get. She also talks about how working too many hours a week can really impact a person’s GPA because they are unable to focus on their studies. This drop in GPA can lead to students…