“A Dual-Enrollment Pass” A widely encouraged form of education is currently causing much debate, dual-enrollment. Dual-enrollment is the enrollment of a student in both high school and collegiate level courses. The question of giving high school students in such programs a “pass” has been present since dual-enrollment programs began. Though many schools have adopted the practice, several high schools and colleges remain undecided on the issue. However, high school students should receive a pass because colleges have much higher standards than high schools, expectations for high school students require our attention which may affect their work, and students do not make the final decision on how long they are able to work on assignments. …show more content…
Collegiate courses offered to students hold their participants to the same standards as common college students. However, dual-enrollment students, though in college courses, are ultimately still high school students. A pass in which this would be considered during the grading process would improve grades in such classes enormously. The students enrolled in these courses are accustomed to high school standards and are given little transition time to adjust to the higher standers of college. Such a case includes, in the dual-enrollment courses that I participate in many of the students, including myself, find themselves feeling overwhelmed by the sudden rise in standards, which we are held to. However, many schools argue this is a moot …show more content…
Students in dual-enrollment courses must meet the expectations of both college and high school. The standards are much higher for college courses than the standards for high school classes, which the students are accustomed to adhering. Finally, how much time permitted to work on assignments is not under the full control of dual-enrollment participants although due dates may allow for more time. High school is a stressful time for any student. Why do we allow students to bear even more stress due to dual-enrollment classes that can easily be absolved through a pass for such
From the beginning of high school, students strap on their seatbelts and prepare for one of the most vigorous races of their lives – becoming successful. With the rare occurrence of a break, kids are expected to keep on driving as fast and as powerfully as they can in order to get into a “great” college, which would be followed by graduate school and then an actual job that would make a lot of money. In American society, common values include working hard, determination, and being so productive that free time is not even a question. However, this philosophy is taking a major toll on American college and high school students. For at least 40 years, America’s future has been steadily growing unmotivated, tired, and hopeless due to the overemphasis on performing well in school. This phenomenon is appropriately expounded in William Zinsser’s “College Pressures”, which takes a look at the top four sources of tension that cause these feelings of dejection and agitation. After reading this article, I came up with a few solutions to this national problem. It is time to switch the harsh, over-encouraging green light of education to a comfortable yellow one. In order to make this ideal transition, directors of education across the country need to primarily reduce the amount of out-of-class assignments, lighten the grading system, and incorporate days in the school year that allow students to express their thoughts about school and provide useful feedback.
1.3 million high school took dual credit college courses. A dual credit course is when a high school student takes an online class through a high school environment. This student will receive credit upon completion within both college and his high school giving its name dual credit. Some people think that this is a great opportunity for high school students while some think that it shouldn't be offered. Personally i think they are a very good thing and I plan to put them on my schedule next year just based off facts learned while researching but i will talk you through both sided thoughts. First, I will show you how dual credit classes make college a bit cheaper for students. Next, I will explain how it helps insure more high school students going to a higher education after high school. Lastly, I will talk about how it may provide an
Young kids don’t think about anything past high school. High school is the farthest point fathomed in the sequence of education. It is not until high school that the idea of college comes into play. Personally this reality is accurate. I realized that college being so unbelievably close as it was would be the next step in my life after high school. This caused me to strive to get ahead of everyone else in the college game. I decided to take dual credit classes to earn college hours as well as save my family some money. Since money is a big part of this world, the chance to save some is always welcome. I alas chose to take dual credit because I knew that the class would challenge me and cause me to adapt to the type of work related to college life. This would help prepare me for college and simultaneously make me more intelligent for my test in the real world. These things added to my decision to take dual credi...
Dual enrollment “increases students’ confidence in their ability to perform in college” (An 58). The influence of how many credit hours someone can get while taking dual enrollment courses is also another reason many are motivated to go to college. They have a sense that they can finish college earlier than other people. Students can take as many dual classes that are offered at their school, which will make them want more since they have already started their journey through the college life in high school. Taking Dual enrollment classes help some people find that they are confident in their ability to complete college work. Some people believe that it is detrimental because it will exhaust the students and it will affect their extracurricular activities outside of school. This is a valid point, but some people are more worried about their education than they are of playing or doing something outside of school. Most people want to have good jobs and support their family from the work they put in to get where they want to be. The more Dual classes people took showed that their “Likelihood of experiencing positive post-secondary outcomes increases for every dual-credit course they complete. This means that the more classes people take, the more likely it is for them to keep on going and completing college with the most positive outcomes. These factors influence most
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After my first few months of college, I realized I enjoy being a college student much more than I enjoyed being a high school student. However, the transition between the two extremely diverse worlds, was challenging at first, I found out how to overcome it. Originally, I couldn’t realize how different the two were, but as time went on, I was about to notice the differences. Not everyone is able to be aware of the many similarities and difference. Some differences include: cost, amount of freedom, and reasons why people are there. On the other hand, both high school and college have similar class structure and both require time management. The better prepared a student is to challenged with these many similarities and differences, the more
Critics contend that the influx of nontraditionals into the college student market has accelerated a trend toward the “massification” of collegiate education – that is, that it has led to a watered down pedagogy that is far below the goals and expectation of the elite colleges. Nonetheless, the improvements in education oriented toward accommodation of the nontraditional student have had the practical effect of making college more affordable and accessible to all classes of people.
As the high school chapter is coming to a close, many students have to make a decision that will affect the rest of their lives. Hopefully, for many that decision is to enroll in a college and attain a higher education. However, as tuition costs rise, students have to take a second look at their options for a better future. A community college is that second look for many because it is the less expensive option. From 2007-2009, enrollment for community colleges has increased by 24 percent (“College costs and the CPI”). Students aren’t choosing a college for educational purposes because they are overwhelmed by financial issues. They are attending community colleges so they will be able to graduate with a lower debt. Some seniors have wanted to attend a certain university all their life and they work toward that goal through grade school; however, they are hindered by soaring tuition for that college. Students should be able to attend a private university if they mee...
Stress is an important problem faced by many college students, especially first year students, and it can have some large impacts on college freshmen. For example, according to Hirsch and Keniston (1970), about half of first year students do not graduate from college due to dropping out (p. 1-20). Also, David Leonhardt (2009) agrees that the United States excels at putting “teenagers in college, but only half of students who enroll end up with a bachelor’s degree” (p. 1). In addition, the level of stress seems to increase each year. For instance, the National Health Ministries (2006) claim that many college students have become “more overwhelmed and stressed” than the student generation of the last fifteen years (p. 2). Also, the percentage of first year students feeling stressed is greater than thirty percent (National Health Ministries 2006). If the problem of stress is not resolved properly, th...
Students go to college in search of knowledge, a new lifestyle, and the hope of a job after graduation. For many young adults, college is a rite of passage into an independent, mature new lifestyle. Not only is higher education a rite of passage, for some, it is also an opportunity to have a better life. Overall, college is a wonderful part of many people’s lives, yet the way the college education system is conducted wastes students time and money. College is basically composed of two parts: general education classes and major specific classes. General education courses are the source of wasted time and money, and should not be required of students. A few of the problems associated with general education classes are that they are basically a repeat of high school, unfortunately they can be the demise of students, they are costly, and they waste time.
Within recent decades, college has become a more easily available path than it has been for the past generations. In a current news release, The Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that, “Of the 2.9 million youth age 16 to 24 who graduated from high school between January and October 2014, about 68.4 percent were enrolled in college in October” (BLS Economic News Release from April 2015). When a student graduates high school, most of them intend to continue on to college. They have the idea that, while there, they can break away from all the general classes and just focus on what they want to learn. However, for almost all students, they find that this is not the reality. Just like high school, they find that they have to take approximately two years in general studies in order to attend and graduate with the major of their choice. General education classes should not be required because a majority of the information learned has already been covered in past years. Most of the courses do not benefit a student 's major, and the total amount of required hours for these classes can become a big waste of time and money.
Every student has heard the year 2016 since they were in elementary school.Howveras the years progressed, the idea of college promptly started to become a reality. As parents stress out about what their child will be doing after high school, the pressure is on the students to make decisions that will benefit their future. Determining whether or not to continue an education in college for the next four or more years is a major decision in a high school student’s life. Without being enlightened on the potential effects of this decision, the student could impair opportunity for the future. The ultimate goal is to be able to have the chance at a job opportunity after high school or college. Students who make the decision to go to college
High school and college are very dissimilar. There are the main differences and then there are differences that aren't very distinct. These differences include homework, teacher-student relationships, and attendance policies. In this paper I will discuss the major and minor differences between high school and college. I will also explain why responsibility is a very important factor in high school and college.
Are the new standards and expectations the world has for teenagers really creating monsters? The amount of stress that is put on students these days between trying to balance school, homework, extra curricular activities, social lives, sleep and a healthy lifestyle is being considered a health epidemic (Palmer, 2005). Students are obsessing over getting the grades that are expected of them to please those that push them, and in return, lose sleep and give up other aspects of their lives that are important to them, such as time with friends and family, as well as activities that they enjoy. The stress that they endure from the pressures of parents, teachers, colleges, and peers has many physical as well as mental effects on every student, some more harmful than others. The extreme pressure on students to get perfect grades so that they will be accepted into a college has diminished the concept of actually learning and has left the art of “financing the system” in order to succeed in its place (Palmer, 2005).