Disadvantage Of Higher Education

In the article The Perils of Higher Education, Kolter focuses on four unhealthy habits that typical college students partake in. The four unhealthy habits are, sleep deprivation, unhealthy diet, smoking, and excessive alcohol. This discussion will focus on one of the four unhealthy habits, which will be unhealthy diet. I choose to focus on unhealthy diet because it is the one I most relate to. According to the Kolter eating foods high in fats/sugars affects the student’s ability to learn and remember new information (Kolter 2005). Furthermore, having an unhealthy diet may also cause many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (Kolter 2005).

Colleges and Universities are institutions of higher learning. These institutions are continuously changing and evolving as means for preparing their students for the ever changing and evolving world. The institutions' curriculums and courses that are offered to the students are reflections of those changes. Higher learning institution's graduate students will learn how to conduct research into new theories, conduct experiments that have never been done and analyze social changes for the betterment of all. Our technological and economic growth is dependent on what types of students the universities and colleges are producing. This is one of the vital aspects of the importance of a higher education.

As a homeschooler goes to college, he or she is about to be changed forever. Many homeschool graduates go to college every year, but most students endure hardships and struggles once they reach college. A homeschooler will face many things, both good and bad, during his or her time in college but the overall experience will be determined by the choices they make.

Many High School students wonder whether they should go to College or not. Should they? Many people believe that College is worth the money and will necessarily get you a higher paying job or a higher “Quality” job, but does it always? College is good, but not going to College is the better route to take. College education is not worth the price of tuition. One reason not to go to College is the price of the education. Another reason is that you can “Hack” College because you can do it by teaching it to yourself.

Why is a College Education not valuable? College isn’t for everyone because not every job needs a college education. College education isn’t valuable because some just wanna work after high school. College graduates usually don’t get a job they enjoy. Also people fail to graduate, they get college debt, and not all job professions require a college education.

There are many steps and variables that a student must have to consider before choosing to go to college. For example, they have to think about what college the student wants to go to, how much it costs to go to that school, what majors the school offers, and what profession that student decides to go into. The honest truth is that college is not for everybody and everybody does not need to go to a traditional four year school to be successful. Students have to weigh the pros and cons of any decision they make to figure out if college is for them. College is very expensive and attending a college or university without finishing can hurt drastically. It can hurt not only mentally, but it can be a financial burden that haunts that student for their entire life. At times, not attending college and going straight into the workforce is a great option for people. Other times, a small university or trade school can satisfy an individual while it can take a university as large as Michigan State University to help some succeed. Success is measured in many different ways and different people take different paths to reach success.

College affordability is an important aspect to the United States educational system. Not only should public K-12 education be important, postsecondary education should also be easily available to everyone. Higher education should revert back to being seen as a public good. There is a great need to look back to the bipartisan legislation and cooperation that lead to college affordability, which in result, paid off economically. The importance of higher education policies and the consistent role of the government is once again considered in order to address what should be done to alleviate student burden.

Diane’s family was taken from her at the worst time. If they were taken when she was an infant she wouldn’t of known what was going on. If they were taken when she was an adult then she would of been old enough to process and deal with it. Instead they were taken away from her right in the middle of her adolescence. Her experiences and trauma as a child directly affected the type of adult she would grow into. Going into college she was at a pretty big disadvantage from a great many factors, most of the factors being in direct result to her parents deportation.

High school students are often stressed how important college is and how vital it will be for their future, but students often wonder if the thousands of dollars spent to further their education is worth it. According to the New York Times, “Student debt, meanwhile, has topped $1 trillion” (Leonhardt, 2014). Having that much in student debts, often questions individuals attend college or to join the work force right out of college. There are a lot of advantages of attending college as well as disadvantages of attending college. As an individual, you have to be the one to decide if it will be worth it or not. Some may view it is not worth all the debt in the long run, whereas some think it is worth every penny in the end. I have always had strong values when it came to education, therefore I think college is worth every penny.

Ten years after the financial crisis, the nation is finally back on its feet. However, higher education systems across the country are struggling to catch up. In Louisiana particularly, the government has left the higher education system to fend for itself, with no authority to raise tuition.

Public education is a novel concept. Before, solely the children from the noble class had access to such a luxury; the remaining youth labored alongside their parents. Although the caste system in most countries remains a thing of the past, the ever increasing tuition for higher education poses a threat to enlightening the following generations. This past election campaign millennials rallied behind Senator Bernie Sanders, demanding free college. Others, dismissed the free education platform to stand with their capitalistic viewpoint. As both scenarios envision utopias, solving this modern problem demands a negotiation of the two, to create a ceiling sticker price for tuition and room and board in order to achieve the most optimal outcome.

Indian higher education is not only large in scope but complex in its working and evolution. One indicator is existence of four different types of universities depending on who funds them and regulates them. For example, Deemed to be Universities come under the purview of UGC and are mostly funded by private resources. They were also in controversy for corruption and qualitative deficiencies for profiteering. This also tainted the name of some of the better quality private Deemed to be Universities. Given the regulatory and media attention to the deficiencies with Deemed to be Universities, Private Universities gained attraction. This is evident from their growth from 100 to 140 in less than a year as compared to no growth of Deemed to be Universities in the same period. The private universities are working hard to attract students away from central and state universities by offering differentiated courses incorporating features like triple mains, super-specializations, dual degrees, integrated programs, CBCS, and industry

Young adults are forced to make many stressful decisions nowadays. Many of these important decisions will arise during and around the high school years. Although most all of these decisions will have an impact on their future, the choice of whether to go straight to college or into the workforce will have the greatest. Many soon to be high school graduates spend lots of time researching and attempting the find the best path for themselves. Most come to the conclusion, for various reasons, high school graduates benefit from higher education and, thus, these young adults should avoid immediate entrance into the workforce.

We are the generation who believe that a higher education is a must. Other places look towards us for the answers to all questions about education. But for what reasons? If we are honest with each other, the truth about a higher education breaks out, and soon all of us face it. You are sitting in a classroom full of four hundred students who are supposedly listening to their professor and trying to learn in class, when suddenly all you can think about is the debt that is building up in front of your eyes, the job that you are currently working at and how you might be able to build your future career there without a degree and that you are sitting in a classroom listening, when you could be putting your time into

Higher education, it is vital for success, a better future, and the key to many opportunities. This has been what we have been told our entire life, but is it true? Is higher education necessary? These are the questions that pop into the heads of many college students every time they must write a paper or have a hard test coming up. Is it really worth it? Should I stop? Then the answer to all these questions come flying to their heads, and they continue writing those papers and study those flashcards once more. Although many people do not think college is worth it, or necessary, it is because it provides a higher income level, knowledge, and self- improvement.