Redefining College Readiness By David T. Colony Summary

Throughout my years in high school I have never been the best at writing. I have struggled and failed numerous times and I just didn 't think I would ever get any better when it came down to writing in my English classes. I always had to ask my parents to help me comprehend words, phrases and also how to pronounce certain words. For example my junior year of high school it was time to prepare ourselves for the SAT and ACT testing which are standardized tests that every student must take if they want to further their education in college. When I took the test for the first time I felt like I failed miserable because my score was so low. I received a 14 my very first time taking the ACT, and my lowest score was in reading. I was so embarrassed

In the article Redefining College Readiness written by David T. Colony he specifically identifies the habits that students have developed in and out of school in order to succeed and improve their skills to put them on a college level. According to Colony some students are already mentally prepared for college and they already have the capabilities that a college student would have. They are excelling in the classroom in all subjects including math, reading, science, and history. These children are normally more willing to study, open minded and creative than the rest and they go the extra mile to gain additional knowledge. In the article Colony states that "[s]tudents who posses significant mastery of key cognitive strategies, key content knowledge, academics behavior, and contextual knowledge would be defined as being college

Department of Education called Next Generation High Schools: Redesigning the American High School Experience, president Barack Obama elaborates more about his plan to improve the educational system and help children succeed. He personally said that he would, "reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers, and create classes that focus on science, technology, engineering and math."(College- and Career-Ready Standards and Assessments) He is doing so by creating a project called the Next Generation High Schools. Some new courses that should be developed to challenge students include, "new economy subjects such as computer science; using innovative approaches and strategies to restructure the scope and time spent learning; and employing innovative educational technologies, project-based learning, and competency-based progressions to engage and empower learners."(Next Generation High Schools) More steps that Obama has came up with to improve school systems are making sure that children know and understand the material that they are being taught in the classroom. If some children are struggling Obama wants to have an academic support system where students know they can go to for extra help. He also wants the teachers to be educated on all subjects including STEM so that they can prepare one to the best of their