The Importance Of General Education

Some believe that the purpose of a college education is to teach these fundamentals, but that isn’t entirely the case. The information that everyone should know as a citizen can be taught through primary and secondary school, because children are very good at memorizing facts and stories compared to adults. While every child has different abilities, they can all still learn all the basics that they need to be a functioning adult. Not everyone is smart enough to go to college.

To some degree I can understand that these extra classes that we take could be a way for students to experience everything a college has to offer. I’m almost positive that a few people have chosen

College Education Education allows one to improve in the world and creates many marvelous improvements to the world. Education teaches one understanding of new technologies, the ability to determine what’s right or wrong, and helps one to make better choices in one life so that one may pursue he/she’s dreams of happiness. To better achieve in life, one needs to get better education and for that, one needs to complete high school and college. In “Where College Fails us” by Caroline Bird, Bird talks about how college is not for every student and say that college is only for those who are hard workers and believe college is the only way to be successful. On the other hand, Barber, in his “America Skips School” argues that American children are learning many wrong lessons outside of school and that society does not care.

Some students have eight to ten classes a day. Adding a mandatory class to their day may put extra pressure on the students, and that could impact them negatively by developing a mental illness like depression. A mandatory course would negatively impact the student’s life as this would add an extra load. Students need to be able to enjoy their young adulthood.

Second, choosing their own courses makes it possible for students to learn deeper and become more professional in their field. Now there is a hot word called general

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.

Liberal arts classes do not always help a student develop better learning skills. Some liberal arts classes are not even relevant to a students major. Having to take classes that are not relevant to a student can be overwhelming and frustrating for them. It is too expensive for them to have to pay for classes that are not relevant to their major. Students should be able to choose what classes they want to enroll in and how they want to do it.

Many people think gen ed classes are a waste of time and should not have to be taken. I think gen ed classes can be a very helpful resource for multiple reasons. Gen eds are a great way to show students what options are available for majors and minors. Gen eds are also ways of getting enough credits to graduate. Here at WLC students need 128 credits to graduate. Students will not be able to gain that amount of

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.

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.

Recently, a dispute in the Midwestern university concerning if we should keep are General Education Courses or get rid of then and have a 2-year college. 45% of the curriculum committee want to get reed of General Education to go to a 2-year college. But 55% are wanting to keep the GEC so the students can in rich the knowledge that the world can give, students also are introduced to different ideas to explore. But what if the General Education Classes are removed students don’t get the knowledge that they need to succeed in the world. Because students don’t get to have solving, reading and speech skills that any they apply for uses those exact skills. Although, not having GEC would only take 2-years to learn, but without GE Courses students wont progress to their potential and learn to their fullest. Their four, I the dean of Midwest university has decided to go with having GEC so the student can learn whatever they want.

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.

Some students need to pay for college through loans but they do not mind because it is an investment. If a student is undecided about their major, then I feel a university ought to have a general ed plan set up, so they can range over and find what they are interested in through the numerous classes available. General ed classes should not be required but should be available for students who know their career path and wish acquire a knowledge in different areas. When a recent college graduate is applying for a job, I highly doubt that employers ask about their classes pertaining outside of their major, therefore, college students should be required to only take courses within their major because it allows for students to save money, the stress, and will ultimately allow the student to focus on taking classes that are only relevant to their future profession.

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.

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