For me this journal entry feels a bit strange because it’s a trip down memory lane due to the fact I graduated high-school twenty-five years ago. Typically the students in my high school were between the ages of 14 to 19 with those in special education classes being allowed to attend until the age of 22 as it is governed by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In contrast, students attending college range from the approximate age of 14 to over 65 and beyond because learning has no age provisos. Dual enrollment lets children enter college at a much younger age that when I was in high school. As a result some of my very young family members and children of my friends are attending college at the same time as I am, therefore …show more content…
The advantages of attending school with younger students are they are tech savvy savants, they see the world from a different perspective and they grew up in the internet era which effects how they connect with other people and the world around them in a manner that is quite different from what I have previously experienced. Many younger students have no idea what a card catalog or the Dewey Decimal System is but have advanced skills such as the ability to code, make web pages and do graphic design which is an advantage to them because technology rules our society and often governs our societal needs. Consequently their minds are constantly bombarded by a variety of mental stimulus. When I was in high school if you wanted information you had to look in a book, now an e-book can be on a phone, tablet, Kindle, computer or a Nook. I suppose the different age gropes attending college see the world from very different prospectives based on the decade they were born …show more content…
Another advantage is the technological advancements have made so access to information, communication, learning and knowledge are easier to obtain. A perfect example is e-learning which was not even a notion conceived while I was in high school. Another advantage is the mass production of computers for general use which school incorporated as a means to distribute their curriculum to the masses. When I was in high school my mother had a typewriter. You’d clicked away at the keys praying you didn’t make an error, inevitably you had to use white out to correct any mistakes you made or if you didn’t have any you had to retype your assignment from scratch. When I was in the tenth grade we acquired a word processor. Later a computer came but that was not the computer as we know them today. Amazingly students in high school and college don’t have to type anything if they choose not to thanks to speech recognition software and apps, which is a nifty thing I find very advantageous to have. I would have loved to have had speech recognition in high school. Younger students are often full of ebullient optimism, fresh ideology and alacrity; furthermore, they are ready to take on a new adventure, develop their own identities and are happy to be free of stringent parental control. Older students are wiser they know what they have already tried and what
Instead, students might feel it is a bad choice and begin to think going to college is a better choice, since if they do not, they might end up in a gas station. These evidences make the claims weaker and drive the whole passage less
No matter when the college classes are taken, they will always be challenging. However taking these courses early on can be quite beneficial. Earning a degree is very rewarding both economically and socially. Those with a bachelor 's degree usually "earn twice as much as those who don 't"(36). People with degrees are also more likely to get hired in better paying jobs, and they usually work doing something they love.
This topic by Renee Wilson lifts the minds of a huge percentage of people who have read her essay and that of Gregory Levey. It is seen that when comparing both topics, there is a huge controversy. These two topics talk about their opinions on the changes noticed between two generations and its positive and negative outcomes and go ahead to state if they are for or against the impact of technology on students of this generation. These writers have once been teachers before and share diverse experiences. In Renee’s essay “In Defence of the iGeneration”, the title gives the reader a clear idea of what her essay entails.
This generation no longer have to keep remembering every single material they are learning. Or have to go back to the library and spend hours to find the book they used for an assignment. As Kosil and Marcel say, “We are gradually changing from a nation of callused hands to a nation of agile brains … Insofar as new information technology exercises our minds and provides more information, it has to be improving thinking ability” (Source B). This shows people have technology right between their finger tips which enables them to think beyond just the facts. It is no longer only sticking to the facts.
The change of speed in today’s society has increased dramatically, we are expected to process information at a faster rate. There is no time to sit and read new information, we want to be flooded with new information fast. While the technology in the world has increased most schools are moving slower. Most schools do not have up to date technology for their students to succeed in the real world. We can say this is a good thing to have less technology in school, because we can go back to the old days and research of the books.
The result of technology being increasingly used in American youth can push the intellectual outcomes back even further. The lack of common knowledge and reading, decline of concentration, and increase of the inappropriate use of technology prove to be major issues that will continue to plague our youth unless their use of technology decreases or until they become educated in the correct ways of using technology. Until the change in learning occurs in youth today, they are going to continue being considered the dumbest generation of modern history, setting a poor example for future generations to
These issues could be helped if upperclassmen aided and supported under classmen and “new meat.” However, older kids do the complete opposite. Before I entered George Mason, I heard stories about seniors being cynical to
Olaudah Equiano begins his journal entry by describing the ocean and the slave ship, which were the first things he saw when he was taken onto the slave ship. He was fascinated by them, but he soon realized that it was going to be a horrific journey. Equiano’s first thought was that they were going to kill him, for they had a different skin tone, bore long hair, and spoke a different language. The crew beat Olaudah when he refused to eat. The conditions under the deck where Equiano lived were dreadful: people were packed together so tightly that they were fighting for breathing room.
In fact, this is very important because some young people are keeping up in attending college, no matter if they have to live at home with parents or extending their education simply because of some bumps on the
In her essay “In defence of the iGeneration,” Renee Wilson argues that today’s technology has benefitted not only the students, but also the generation as a whole. The advancement in technology allows for change, innovation and creativity that result in one of the best generations yet. Although Wilson generalizes today’s iGeneration, she succeeds in providing a compelling argument. Much of her argument is supported by scientific evidence and personal experiences that demonstrate the ability of the iGeneration to accept change and provide self-actualization. Wilson’s use of generalizations reveals a degree of disconnect between the current iGeneration and previous generations.
This helps them find out what they want to do with their life with ease and brevity. The way it would make the transition and overall experience fast is by allowing students to get basic classes done in high school and making it unnecessary to wait years to apply to a college. By letting students get the basic classes done it is then letting them get into more specialized classes earlier on, instead of waiting because they’re schedule is too full. Also by being free, it means students don’t have to work in a low-end job for years to slowly accumulate the funds necessary to pay for
Sue Honoré, an independent learning consultant who has studied people who were born from 1982 to 2002 has that “while young people are "undoubtedly capable of long periods of concentration", those who spend a lot of time alone using technology tend to have less in the way of communication skills, self-awareness and emotional intelligence”. It has been proven that around 31 nations that students who used computers everyday in class had lower test scores in reading and math than students who don’t use them as much (Study: Students Who Use in School Doesn’t Help Test Scores). Though technology is amazing and has given so many people different opportunities they would’ve never had before it is resulting in a few bad habits for students. Casey Schools systems around the United States have begun to rely on technology to teach their students instead of teachers to teach them. According Michael Godsey, a veteran high-school English educator, even said and agreed with many people today that we are at the point in time where since we have the internet at our fingertips, there is really no need for teachers
Sure, the 80s had CD players, video cassette recorders, and introduced a mobile phone, but the technology of that era simply does not compare to today 's. Only a few days ago did SpaceX and Elon Musk launch the Falcon 9 rocket into space for reliable and safe transport of satellites, as well as organizing a project to develop a colony on Mars. There are vast amounts of advanced technology adolescents are so privileged to have today, such as smartphones, electric cars, drones, and 3d printing. It’s simply the norm (vocab word) to acquire such gadgets. The type of technology we have today furthers medical research and achievements, transportation, and global communication. For instance, cancer nanotherapy uses advanced nanotechnology for precise treatments that are less costly, less invasive, and less complicated.
Every year students are given the opportunity to do dual enrollment which would save them hundreds to thousands in college, but most miss their chance and are required to take remedial classes in college. According to statistics, “Complete College America reports that almost 50% of the students entering 2-year colleges are required to take remedial classes. ( Rath Par.15)”. To further explain, due to students not taking advantages in high school are required to take remedial classes they most-likely took in high school and pay around triple the amount. The significance in the evidence is that college students are not trying ahead of time to save money, which is a big reason for some quantity of their debt.
Kids these days are having more and more things to learn and to do and because of the new technology’s that schools are getting they can learn easier as well. That’s why schools are