According to this article, "only 4 percent of instructors [in two year colleges] found students most generally able to do what is expected." Among employers, only 29 percent felt that schools were preparing students for the labor force. Based on the article:
Why do you think that students are not prepared for college and work after high school? As teachers what can we do to better prepare our students for adulthood and success in college and the labor force? |
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Lily Candelaria
11/2/2015 03:24:49 pm
This generation is mainly based on technology, especially the high school generation. Since there are now things to do everything for us, no children in school can do anything for themselves. For example, instead of studying or doing work, kids think its a necessity to be communicating with someone 24/7. Half the time, the children don't know who they're talking to. This issue could develop bad habits in the future and increase laziness, and turn people rude and nasty towards one another. That is a terrible skill to have in the work force. Schools let this happen. They do not enforce homework, classwork, or project dates. This could cause kids to neglect the importance of deadlines, which is another terrible thing. Also, teachers think that now that there is technology, kids can do everything by themselves. High school kids need guidance, and that guidance seems to be in short supply these days. Teachers should be more strict when it comes to work. Also, while helping students prepare for future exams and evaluations, they should leave some time for the student to work by themselves. So the education system needs to improve, teach more relevant things, and encourage students to create a better work ethic.
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Jaden Ottati
11/4/2015 05:46:16 pm
I think that kids today are not college and career ready because they are to focused on their technology rather than whats going on in the classroom. We live in an age where technology is literally at our fingertips which can benefit us when used sparingly. The problem is most kids rely on it to much and they lose the ability to think for themselves. I also think that kids today are a lot busier with extra curricular activities than they used to be so they don't spend as much time on their school work.
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Mr. Romero
11/2/2015 05:25:21 pm
Great post Lily! I completely agree with you, technology can be a double-edged sword. Maybe our reliance on it is causing us to lose critical thinking and memorization skills? I read an article not too long ago that because we have so much information available out our fingertips (literally), humans are developing a decrease in long-term memory. And yes, sometimes we can be TOO lenient with due dates! =)
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Anna Perlow
11/3/2015 03:33:21 pm
Students, in this generation are more concerned about their phone and electronic than their school work. They aren't concerned about and aren't motivated enough to try their hardest. They are not force to try hard so they don't learn to work hard for their grades. Teaches are also not strict on due dates. They let the students pick the due dates for what is best for them. This eventually becomes a habit that is very hard to break. Teachers don't prepare students with the amount of work and knowledge for college either. Teacher could be helpful be teaching us skills for adulthood instead of things that we will never use in our lives. They could give us tips based off of their lives.
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Skye McMorris
11/4/2015 11:18:56 am
I think students are not prepared for college and work after high school because kids often don't work hard in high school and also their classes are not made difficult. The text states, "The faculty survey found that in two-year colleges, only 4 percent of instructors found students "most generally able to do what is expected." The number was slightly higher in four-year schools: 12 percent. The rest reported that students had arrived to higher ed with at least some gaps in preparation." Teachers are noticing that students aren't prepared and it is probably because the curriculum isn't challenging. Also, when some students are having a difficult time with the class, it holds everyone back. When kids aren't getting the best grades then they don't get scholarships and have to work to pay for student loans. This is why students also have to work after high school. Also, students are caught up in technology and may not study as much. "High schools do a decent job of preparing students for computers and technology, teamwork and verbal communication. The majority of faculty respondents found them at least adequately prepared in those areas."
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Students should take a pre-college class to understand what college is going to be like. Students should also be able to take another year of high school to be able to be acceptable to college. I quote is "The number was slightly higher in four-year schools" But that just my opionion
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Jacob Helfand
11/4/2015 11:25:56 am
Many kids in this generation rely on technology too much. Kids are becoming more lazy and this results them not being ready for college. Kids consider studying not homework at all. They are more interested to be on technology, interacting with people online, instead of doing assignments for school. Kids are not concerned about their grades and they are more concerned about their electronic devices. Teachers don't prepare students with the amount of work needed per class. Students are learning things that will never be used in their lives, instead of things they will use in their adulthood. Education should improve, and students should be more motivated to do their work, at school, or at home.
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Gabi Caine
11/4/2015 02:55:51 pm
I think that students are not prepared for many reasons. I think these problems are a direct result of the failed American public school system. Students are told to memorize useless facts, and are tested on those facts. Testing does get the students to learn the facts, but once they are tested they learn new pointless facts, and forget the old ones. Common core is also a problem because it contradicts itself. The point of common core is to have students think for themselves, yet they can only think one way; the "right way". Most teachers also incorrectly teach with the common core methods. The teachers are given packets to guide them through lesson. The teachers are then supposed to create interesting activities and worksheet for the kids, but most teachers just print out the packets they are given to the kids making learning boring. The kids may be seen as lazy because the see the teachers acting this way and think they can do just that. If the people who are shaping their minds every day are setting a bad example, the kids are going to pick up those bad habits. I think teachers can help their students mainly in one extremely simple way. TEACHERS NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS. When the teachers are lazy, the kids don't learn. They can't spoon feed the kids simply because it is easier for them. Teachers are supposed to be role models for the students yet they are just doing them harm. This in my opinion, is disgusting. Students are being blamed for this but they have done nothing wrong. Parents are also to blame. Parents think their kids are the greatest and smartest of all. They don't push their kids, and this results the kids to become lazy, because they think they are doing everything perfectly. The education system is so messed up and if it continues to be this way, students will become less and less prepared for life.
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Rolando Mancilla
11/5/2015 02:39:41 pm
Students are not prepared for college or work because the American school system is totally wack. They sometimes teach you pointless things that you will never use in life. A good example of a school system is the French. They take about 4 or 5 years of school, learning basic things and the common core subjects, then take a test to see what you are interested in or a suggested job for you. When you choose several jobs or interests, they mainly focus on those core subjects to have the skills for it when you are older, along with the core subjects like math, science, reading, and history. They are also very strict, having no extra credit, no extra time on due dates, and very specific grading. They base their grades out of 20, and to get one, it is a very big accomplishment. A study show 87.9%students have passed the baccalaureate test in 2014. In America, that number is 58%. To better mentally prepare children, we can consider using the French school system, or bits and pieces of it. They csm also be less lenient about deadlines, homeworks, and grading. Student could totally get a good job like this.
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11/5/2015 04:24:58 pm
The evolution of technology and the prosperity of high school student development into the labor force and college readiness is fully based on many factors. The reliance of college readiness can increase and decrease due to the standards set in your high school years. If you set long term goals for high school that will elevate and standardize into your college years, then your chances to be ready for college and your following labor enforced years. Another instance, is that students don't give their teachers enough credit and just "wing" the class pass fail. In the article, the author states, "More than a decade ago, for example, only 28 percent of college instructors stated that schools were doing an adequate job of readying students for what came next after high school. That count is down to 14 percent in 2015. Among employers, 49 percent in 2004 said that schools were adequately preparing students for what they would need for work; in 2015, the count was 29 percent." (pg 1) This states the data observed of the percentages of college ready, and not college ready students. As a teacher, they should greatly reward students who progress a high level of college-readiness. Also, they should be harsher with punishment for those who don't try, or for those who don't associate high school and college readiness. In the final analysis, this is why students are not college ready and how teachers can help avoid this phenomenon.
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Riley Stotzky
11/5/2015 06:26:56 pm
There are MANY reasons students are not prepared for college and work after college. One reason is that kids are just lazy and they need to start caring about their grades way before high school. Some students only start caring abut their grades senior year. If students just start then, then they will often not have good study habits and organization skills that are needed for college and work after college. Another reason is teachers. Their are A LOT of good teachers in school but their are also some bad ones. Almost every student is going to come across a bad teacher in their years as a student. A teachers job is to educate a child an if they fail to do so this can negatively affect the students future greatly. I think part of this is because of common core. The difference between a classroom that teaches common core and classroom that does not is tremendous. This can be seen if you look at the test scores of a kids who took a common core test and a kid who took a regular test on the same subject.I also through personal experience think that common core limits the teaching ability's of a teacher. Teachers just have to tell the class exactly what common core tells them to. It's basically like reading off a script. This limits the amount of learning being done by the student and teaching being done by the teacher greatly. Another reason is technology. Some teachers are becoming to dependent on technology to teach their students that maybe some time in the future they wont even have to. Also going back to the common core issue it may teach us how to correctly right down an equation and show our work but it does not teach us how to solve real life problems. Problems that we face when we are older where we wont have a calculate, ruler, pen and paper, ready right away. The article states how as high schools do tend to teach students how to handle computers and technology but they fail to teach them basic things like "Problem solving (76 percent);"(page 1) . The 79% "represents the "percent of instructors" that "found less than half or none of their students prepared"(page 1) in the problem solving area. As you can tell I CLEARLY think that their need to be some improvements toward getting us ready for college and work after college and that students and teachers need to make MAJOR improvements if they want us to be fully prepared.
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Mia Mielenhausen
11/5/2015 07:16:11 pm
Students are not well enough prepared for collage because of high school teachers lack of preparing them. High schools do a good job at preparing students for computers and technology, teamwork and verbal communication. However Critical thinking, Comprehension of complicated materials, Work and study habits , Writing and written communication , Problem solving , Conducting research, Math and Science show a lack of being prepared and taught well enough. Teachers should make sure students are not only understanding the technological part of school but also the academic parts of school. teachers must show students they meed to focus on school to be prepared for many responsibilities in collage and their lives ahead of them i the future.
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Daisy Ramos
11/6/2015 07:09:36 am
I think students are not well prepared because we kids depend on technology instead of doing it are self. The article says, "Critical thinking (82 percent of instructors found less than half or none of their students prepared)" Skill we should adapt involve critical thinking which are some skills we should adapt to for brain to have knowledge. The article says, "Part of the challenge, say students themselves, is that their high schools don't set academic expectations high enough. Fifty-four percent said that they were only "somewhat challenged"; 20 percent said it was "easy to slide by." Schools aren't setting the expectations high enough for people to do their best schools aren't setting it low thinking kids could just slide by. We kids think everything is easy so we depend on technology for everything and can never leave our eyes off it and aren't doing are best in school. Some things they can do more is push us to do better setting the expectations high.
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Sarah Oh
11/8/2015 03:32:39 pm
Technology is making high school students lack the ability to start college. Some students make technology their first priority when it comes to school work such as homework and studying. Parents and teachers ask students to study or do work but this does not put a big influence into what their going to do because their eyes are for the technology and now that they are not children anymore they think they have the ability to do whatever they want. This has made many students lazier which is also the cause to why students are not ready for college. Teachers give some students slack if they hear a good excuse from them and students think that this is okay when it really is getting them further away from the ability to start college. Parents and teachers can help students improve by pushing them harder into doing their work when they have to instead of letting technology get in the way.College needs a lot of preparation because the amount of work that is given there.
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