Each person must have something that keeps them going, or motivates them into doing studies in order to accomplish a goal, which would be to graduate from or finish a class. I think that most of the students at GCU would say that what motivates them is the fact that if they don’t do the studies or classwork and fail the course they would then lose out on a lot of money. The other point of doing a good job in a study is to show yourself approved and worthy in the eyes of God, and your teacher and your peers. If you push forward and get good grades it should make an open door to jobs that couldn’t be obtained before your schooling began. C.E.O.…
Students should look at the positive aspects of being in college and getting an education. Being in college and getting an education is important, because a lot of jobs require a degree. Positive motivation in working toward one’s goal is also a good virtue to practice while accomplishing an educational goal. Discipline and patience can also play a big role in accomplishing goals and staying on track to get a well-rounded education.…
In this essay that came from Caroline Bird’s book “The Case Against College”, she claims that most students that are in school not because they want to be, but because it is now the thing to do or to get away from their parents. (Bird 647) She also goes on to say a little later essay that she notices when she goes on campus that the students look sad. She says, “I have been overwhelmed by the prevailing sadness on American campuses”. (Bird 469) Birds has very good arguments, from how expensive college is, why a lot of students fail out of class, to letting high school graduates make up their minds on whether or not they want to go to college or not.…
When someone asks you why earning a higher grade in class is important to receive, your first response might be to help increase your grade point average (GPA). But why is a high GPA so coveted? Is it to get into a good post graduate school? But then why is this important? You would probably respond by saying to create more opportunities for yourself when it comes to a career to venture in. These are the questions that Steven Vogel dives into, and gets to the point that through all of these questions lead up to one underlying factor that grades are money and learning is what is paid for. He believes students will attempt to maximize…
Adults that what to continue their education are motivated to learn in order to fulfil their needs and to obtain a degree for work.…
The students must love to learn what they are learning about; but in order for that to happen teachers must love what they are teaching about and care for their students. All students must be able to use their minds. “64% of undergraduate students are enrolled in vocational majors, instead of choosing fields like philosophy, literature, or physical science.” (180) Those classes are much more difficult than general classes. Students should not be able to go through college and never be challenged; they are paying for a…
GPA is a calculated average of letter grades, it reflects one’s hard work in school, but any number of student’s GPA can be affected in many ways such as lack of commitment and stress. AP classes are an advanced placement for students who are diligent and looking to go to college, but do either truly reflect someone's intelligence? Some would say that those who are simply persistent and committed can receive high grades and a high GPA regardless of intelligence or lack of.…
When asked why they go to school, most students will say to please their parents or to have a good career. What they don’t realize is that school is more than just that. School is about building good people and to make you your best person. It all depends on what the teachers do to encourage their students. If the teacher isn’t interested in what they are teaching, the students will not have the drive to learn either.…
Now, many might argue that college is the only way to secure a good job position and the only reason to get a degree. Jeffrey Selingo, a professor at the University of Arizona and the former editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education, writes that students and their parents prefer to obtain a bachelor's degree designated to a specific area; for example, the most popular today is business. That is why “students and their families, faced with big tuition bills, want to be sure to pick a major that leads to a job after graduation. ” (Selingo) That is to say, parents and students are worried that their investment in education can be wasted and hope to get a return in the future.…
Do you ever wonder why you’re stuck in a dead end job hoping that someday you’ll win the lottery? Do you ever wonder why you don’t have a good paying job and wanting a raise? Do you ever wonder why you don’t have to reach your dreams/goals? Well, College is something worth taking and will help you with your financial problems or even help you with your dreams.You can major in almost anything in college. My Brother, Mark Jardin, majored in Culinary and is now a chef. There are many people that went to college and became successful. There are even some that reached there goal and/ or went for their dreams. College is something you should be looking forward in the future. College is helpful in many ways. College is absolutely worth it.…
A problem in my community and unfortunately throughout many other communities as well in West Virginia is the rampant issue of drug addiction. I believe that because of this rise in people addicted to drugs has led to an increase in burglaries, overdoses, and deaths in my area. West Virginia has the highest overdose death rate in the country. In 2014, the most recent year available, 627 people died from drug overdoses here in West Virginia (Griffith, 2016, p. 1A). About ten years ago a classmate of my young son lost his mother due to an overdose situation. It was heartbreaking. She had been battling drug addiction and had recently been through a treatment program, but tragically it had not been successful for her. In my area, there has been…
I one day asked you, “What is your motivation for teaching?” and you said, “I teach because it is fun!” Yes, education must give people joy, not distress. We all will definitely get excited by seeing an “A” on the rubric paper, feeling compensated for our effort. At the same time, however, you said, “I hate grading.” Why? You would probably hate it for the similar reason we hate it: our feeling becomes contingent on the grades we get on the assignments. We feel extremely miserable when we get a low grade, while we feel excessively delightful when we get a good…
Many college students do not take their learning serious. Professor Richard Arum of New York and Josipa Roksa of university of Virgina: “Many students come to college not poorly prepared by prior schooling for highly demanding academic tasks that…
I have to find the best solutions for these to save my GPA somehow to secure my scholarship and records. Getting the grade ‘I’ is the best solution to save GPA, as it doesn’t count towards the grade point average. The others are submitting past missed assignments and past missed tests without facing any restrictions and finally getting professors support to increase the final grade.…
Academics was not always a passion of mine. In truth, given my socioeconomic status and the struggles my family has been plagued with throughout my life, I found it difficult to see the value of education. I did not put forth my best effort on account of my desire to learn, but because of encouragement by many of my teachers to pursue post-secondary studies.…