Mark Edmuson On The Role Of Consumerism In Schools

In their essays they argue how educators feel the need to fill students’ minds and how they are easy to convince through accommodated facilities, but it is important to pay close attention to the student point of view in this issue, and what factors affect our decisions and learning. Students who graduated from high school, immediately is looking for colleges to apply to. There are a few colleges he/she had in mind and when they are given a tour of the institution they start comparing which of the college has better accommodation and entertainment. One of the issues Edmuson argues in his essay is how consumerism is changing the educational system and he also states “It’s not easy to mount one’s high horse and blame the students for his state affairs. But they didn’t create the present culture of consumption” (Edmudson 393, paragraph 19). And we certainly didn’t.
We look for entertainment, pleasure, and accommodation instead of knowledge. And how it is possible that Mark Edmudson blame students to be sensitive to criticism, if are given more power over the teachers. We have all the privileges because all Universities crave, is competition and more students coming to their establishment. If we are giving the option to add/drop courses, create clubs, and so much more, why not call out the teacher for asking question that are not in the system. “What they will not generally do, though, is indict the current system” (Edmudson 393, paragraph 18). Students who are given the benefit of the power, will not unfold to their system, they want to continue their non-stop summer