Students Being Allowed to Choose Their Own Courses

General Education requirements for students results in a longer time to actually work on minor and major requirements. Allysa Pracz, Oral Communications teacher at Northern Illinois University, holds a just and honest opinion that General Educations classes are useless because they may have nothing to do with one’s major. For instance, a college algebra course would obviously have no effect on a student studying Creative Writing. The only question left to answer would be, why do such requirements exist? It could also be understood that courses required in fact focus on what students should have learned in high school. Pracz recalls her freshman year in college, stating, “I remember as a freshman taking classes such as ENGL 103 or COMS 100. Yes, both classes may be beneficial to some, but they mostly just rehash concepts and skills that the majority of students already possess or will pick up in other courses throughout their academic careers.” College students should be somewhat familiar with the basic concepts of many subjects offered, such as writing papers or algebra. It could also be proven that students are not quite interested in classes that they see as useless. For instance, students who major in Apparel Merchandising would have no interest in taking biology courses. Disinterest could ultimately result in bad grades and a low GPA for students.

Although I believe the class would be detrimental to the student, many others may believe otherwise. These people may think their children should be forced to take one of these classes. They may believe these classes could improve the child’s happiness, give them new skills and give them a free block to relax from other classes. While these things could help the student, I believe the class could also have a negative effect on the

First, electives are important for students because they would allow kids to learn new things.“ These classes could help students find out what they enjoy about themselves while potentially helping them get into career fields,”according to Danielle Diehl,vice president of Future Business Leaders

In some schools there is only standard subjects. These classes do not teach you things you will need, outside of school such as cooking or how to pay bills. In order to prepare students for outside of school rather than just them being taught what they need to pass school, there should electives. It is important students know how to take care of themselves. Ultimately, having classes for students will give them a chance to learn how to be on their own.

I will disagree with those people because, students shouldn't take those classes unless they want to. If they don't, they're going to have a hard time in that specific class. If they're put in art class for example, most of those students either won't like the class, or just don't know how to draw. If students want those classes, they should choose it as one of their electives for the following year. Students should not be required to take music, drama, or art class unless they feel comfortable in it and will like it. There could be a student who wants to be an engineer, and is in a drama class, that makes that student look awkward because, everything he sees, he'll use his imagination and make it have to do something with engines.

The learners could have an additional learning which could affect the work they produce or their understanding of the work that is being taught, this could then frustrate the learner with could result in the learner feeling they no longer want to continue with the course.

The second problem to address is retention of the information we are given. I have observed that my classmates find it hard to retain the knowledge we receive from these courses. A large part of this is actually the student’s fault for not studying the information. They do not study, however, because they find the courses to be boring. I noticed this mostly in our Fine Arts

Students should be allowed to switch classes during school. Switching between classes helps keep the teacher organized but the student as well. “When a teacher teaches the same lesson throughout the day, he or she can assure that students fully understand the material”. I believe, that many students who go to different classes to learn different subjects than the last one focus on that one subject and supports their brain towards the subject that is the center of attention. Teachers need time off as well to prepare

Building in-class continuity will help prepare young adults for the work world and requiring class attendance will help develop students for a thriving career. Fortunately, in grade school you are required to go to school. If you don’t there will be some form of consequences. However, once students enter college they now have the choice of attending class, thus, teaching inconsistency. Doing so holds back other students in the class

With an increasing number of students choosing to go to college, the debate whether there are too many people going to college is becoming more fervent. In the article “Are Too Many People Going to College”, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Charles Murray shares some thoughts from different perspectives. By saying too many people are going to college, he means people should not wait until college to learn the core curriculum. That is to say, most core curriculum should be learned starting from elementary school to K-8 grades. Furthermore, high schools should have more courses like humanities and social sciences. If people are able to make free choices, then choosing to go to professional fields or cheaper learning institutions are choices worth considering.

Education is an important asset for an individual to possess because it allows individuals to experience recognition for accomplishments, comprehension for understanding and processing, and admission for new opportunities. Learning utilizes resources and tools to promote growth, discovery, and adventure. More people should earn the opportunity to succeed during their times at colleges and universities. However, not all rules are created equally or fairly. The education system needs modifications to ensure all students attain a gratifying education based on personal success rather than a satisfying education based on numbers and letters.

After someone completes high school, their first step is figuring out what kind of career they want to pursue. Most careers require a college degree just to apply. At this point, they should decide what their major is going to be and see what college is best for them to attend. Every college requires “general education” classes that the students must pass to graduate. Taking these extra mandatory classes is just time lost that college students will never get back.  General ed classes are also a waste of money, as many students acquire major debt from trying to pay for these required classes. If students were able to only take courses that help them in completing their major, more students would actually finish the classes and get their degree instead of dropping out. Universities should not necessitate students to take these general education courses that have nothing to do with the their major.

Alyssa Pracz, a journalist at Northern Star, makes the point that “[p]rofessors, however, tend to teach the material as if everyone taking the class is planning on majoring in the subject” when, in reality, students just see the class as another general education course. Additionally, students struggle in some of the subjects which have nothing to do with their particular majors. Pracz also states, “As a result, many students' grades suffer, sometimes to the point of lowering their grade point averages so much that they are unable to get into the major they planned on pursuing”. Ultimately, if a student has a huge passion and dream for his life, and cannot pass a certain general education course then his whole future is foiled. General education classes are redundant and do not aid the student whatsoever in cultivating skills required for his future job. Colleges and universities think general education courses are helping students when they actually are hurting them.

The first reason is why attendance in class be mandatory because to learn new knowledge and different subject. Students who study scientific they not necessary they take only scientific they can take anything. For example, students who their major accounting they can take sociology or history to know about new knowledge and they know more about the different between the subject. Also, students are come to classes not for learn but for stay with their friends. For example, when

I believe that a student should be able to choose some of the classes that he/she is interested in. This is the basis of the existentialist philosophy that was developed in the nineteenth century. A student should be allowed to choose classes that they are interested in other than the classes that are required by the school curriculum. Even though