College is a waste of time and money
Sorayah Vuningoma
Professor Scott
English 101
Rough Draft College is a waste of time and money In Caroline Bird, “College is a waste of time and money,” Bird discusses why college is not necessary for everyone. She states that many college students are in college not because they want to but because they have to. Bird came to realize that college students don’t feel needed. They are led to believe that getting a college degree is important because it’s a way of getting higher chance of financial success which from Bird’s point of view is not always true. She gives examples of college students who have graduated and came to realize that college was a waste of time and money.
Bird says that if students think that college is not good for them then they shouldn’t be expecting them to respond positively to it. She states that college that doesn’t really bring social equality. She points out that parents send their children to college thinking that they will have financial benefits from the education they get but Bird thinks that it is the worst investment. Bird says that Americans are looking for a job where they “contribute”, “express themselves” and “use their special abilities,” and that colleges can help them find it. She says that there are colleges don’t prepare their students for the job market. She states that college have of little impact on things and/or people. Bird came to a conclusion that college is not for everyone, there are those who like academic work and those who are drawn to be productive in another way other than that. In “College is a waste of time and money,” Caroline Bird based her argument on a widely shared beliefs that many people have also discussed about which makes it convincing. She strengthens her arguments with strong examples of people or statistics that proves her point of view, people that have experienced college life and found out that it was a waste of time and money. Bird organized
Professor Scott
English 101
Rough Draft College is a waste of time and money In Caroline Bird, “College is a waste of time and money,” Bird discusses why college is not necessary for everyone. She states that many college students are in college not because they want to but because they have to. Bird came to realize that college students don’t feel needed. They are led to believe that getting a college degree is important because it’s a way of getting higher chance of financial success which from Bird’s point of view is not always true. She gives examples of college students who have graduated and came to realize that college was a waste of time and money.
Bird says that if students think that college is not good for them then they shouldn’t be expecting them to respond positively to it. She states that college that doesn’t really bring social equality. She points out that parents send their children to college thinking that they will have financial benefits from the education they get but Bird thinks that it is the worst investment. Bird says that Americans are looking for a job where they “contribute”, “express themselves” and “use their special abilities,” and that colleges can help them find it. She says that there are colleges don’t prepare their students for the job market. She states that college have of little impact on things and/or people. Bird came to a conclusion that college is not for everyone, there are those who like academic work and those who are drawn to be productive in another way other than that. In “College is a waste of time and money,” Caroline Bird based her argument on a widely shared beliefs that many people have also discussed about which makes it convincing. She strengthens her arguments with strong examples of people or statistics that proves her point of view, people that have experienced college life and found out that it was a waste of time and money. Bird organized
Cited: Bird, Caroline. “College Is a Waste of Time and Money.” The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction. 13 th ed. Ed. Linda Peterson, et al. New York: W.W. Norton, 2012. 372- 80. Print.