Why Gen Ed Classes Are Important

            Taking general ed classes is a waste of time for college students. Most of these courses are the same, or are very similar to classes that they just passed in high school. For example, at Riverside Community College in Riverside California, MAT 65 is a required course that is equivalent to pre-algebra in high school. Even if someone passes all their math classes in high school, they will have to take MAT 65 anyways. Because of classes like this, students will spend roughly the first two years of college trying to complete these classes all over again just to earn their

I was never the kid who already figured out what career I wanted to pursue. In fact, I had no idea of where my life was heading after high school till AP Biology. AP Biology became the pivotal

The second portion was the education program that they have here at Methodist University. I came to this university having no idea what I wanted to do post grad. I was so skeptical on picking a major because I was not sure what my ambition was after graduation. This is when I discover a major called digital forensics and cyber security. I found a knack for electronics and the forensics aspects behind it.

One goal that I have chosen was the passion that I have when it comes to working with kids.

Growing up I knew I wanted a career where I can help people. I was undecided whether that would be in the form of caring for people or helping teach key stage 1. I thought I would enjoy becoming a nurse so started an access to higher education course in health care. Once attending university open days and finding out the unsociable hours and weeks away, I knew this is not the career path that I want to go for. As a mother, I want to be around and involved with my children.

I was taking care of my father in his last moments when I stared to think that I needed go back to school and be able to accomplish something more with my life. I was not sure if becoming an elementary teacher or a psychologist.

Whenever I was asked about what it was that I wanted to be or do when I grew up my answer was always: “I don’t know, but I do know that I want to work with children.” There are many fields in which on can work with children. For instance, there is medicine, social work, law, and education. It was not until high school that I began to really think about what field I wanted to go into. Therefore, I began to volunteer at my local library and started to babysit. This led to me realizing that education was the field I want to pursue in my career. However, it was not until college that I narrowed that down to early childhood education, but to be even more specific I want to work with bilingual/ELL children in that age range. I attended a bilingual program up until the fourth grade and it was a very fulfilling experience for both my parents and me. Looking back and having done fieldwork at schools I came to realize that I want to give back to a specific field that helped me learn to read and write in the English language and not let me forget my first language which is Spanish in my early years of education. I had teachers that incorporated both languages to help not just me, but all of the students in the classroom.

Is it fair for students to waste their time and money on classes that will not help them in the future? I agree that a little bit of knowledge on each topic can be helpful but your time spent at college should be the time to focus on your specific major for your future career. All the general education one could need should be learned in High School. Kids spend roughly thirteen years acquiring a liberal education. The fundamentals of Math, History, etc., are definitely capable of producing a productive citizen. Many of these fundamental courses can also be learned on the internet for free if a student wishes to know something irrelevant to their

I attended Lander University to obtain a degree in Nursing. I wanted to help people! I soon discovered that being a nurse is a dirty job and I did not enjoy blood and guts. I wandered over to the Education Department and was an Elementary Education Major for a while. I wanted to help children! After taking the Praxis and student teaching for a few weeks, I developed a dislike for the classroom environment. My next thought was to major in Sociology. I liked the idea of having

As seniors in high-school we are always asked about what career we want to pursuit,and where we want to take our lives. I began thinking about what I like and what subjects I was good at. I found out I loved math and science and was good at them too. Then I knew that the health field was really for me. I began searching for ways for me to see if I really liked it, so I applied to go to scrubs health camp at Augsburg college near my house. I really liked it and saw that my love for kids had me leaning to becoming a pediatrician. I had my doubts on that also because of the number of years of schooling, and one day I stumbled upon a pediatric nurse practitioner occupation and began reading about it. I loved it so much that

When I was younger I always wanted to be a teacher. Throughout my middle school years I figured. I wanted to be a Special Ed Teacher. My sophomore in year high school I had an opportunity to be apart of a special camp. This camp was were special children would come for a week and people would volunteer to watch them for that specific week. My church does this every other year, so when I was old enough to go, I signed up to go. The camp is named Camp Barnabas and it impacted my life in so many marvelous ways.

When it comes to my career objectives, I am not completely sure on what I want to do. When I was in high school I set on that I was going to be a teacher because my mom is a teacher and I wanted to follow in her footsteps. Now that I changed my major to Human Services, I do not see myself working a classroom, but I know the population I still want to work with is children. I know that I want to work with children who are in need.

General-eduction courses should not be abandoned. Many college students need a chance to see if college is for them, figure out who they are, and they need time to figure out what they want career path to choose. In doing this, a student can become exactly who they want to be.

When we’re asked as children what we wanted to do with our life, it is usually not what we end up doing at all. My life experiences and challenges have pushed me to do and think about a career that I would have never thought nor known about. Social Work has had an enormous impact on my life and has pushed me to pursue a career in it. Although it is not a well-known or popular major, it is where I feel as if I will succeed the most not only in my career, but also in my life and goals. Growing up, I had dreams of being an artist, but as I experienced life, I realized I wanted to do something with my life that positively impacted others. My adolescence could be considered a rollercoaster; with lows as far down as losing my parents, and highs as far up as succeeding in high school and getting accepted to my top choice

General education courses should not be required for college students, because for many, they are a waste of time and money that could be better spent elsewhere. “Students should not be forced to take classes that cover materials they have already been familiar with at some point in high school” (Pracz). If students have already taken certain classes, such as foreign language, and already met or surpassed the certain college’s admission requirements, students should not have to take or retake foreign language classes as part of the general education curriculum. “As a freshman, students may be 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” (Pracz). By the time people get to college, most of them know how to write essays or speak in front of their class. Overall, general education courses are seen by students as pointless and a waste of time. The attitude towards the general education curriculum is more negative than positive. “Humanities courses are likewise scouted for easy grading and little work (Woo). General education classes are regarded as less important than classes required for