College

Well, school is back for another long semester yet students may already be outraged. Besides the long days, even longer nights and stressful weeks are packed with busy papers, strenuous readings and or holes burning deeply into student’s pockets. We may ask ourselves, why does it cost so much to read? It is kind of sad in a way that school has turned into more of a money making business then an educational purpose to better ourselves in the long run. Students spend thousands of their hard earned money in tuition on a daily basis just to get ahead in the real world yet once they are done, there is no where for them go. With the economy as it is these colleges should understand students do not have hundreds of dollars lying around to spend on a book they may not even use once.

We should not be worrying about how we are going to pay for a textbook but how we are going to get through the day. The stresses put on college students are a bit extreme. We need help; we need the help from the government that we have been promised for many years now. With our new president giving us high hopes for a bit of a change we can only hope they really stick with what they have said that they will help us. College is necessary, it is not something that every one will do, want to do or even can do. However, it is something that is an opportunity that should be taken seriously despite the classes these students are taking. It is important for students to look for their options regarding to text books. Try renting textbooks on websites like chegg.com or even seeing what their school library has to offer. It is important for people to look for options, not just settle on the easiest ones that may come along.

It seems as if students in college are just becoming a bit like a glorified puppet. It listens and does on command, it isn't taken seriously and it seems to have a string attached at all ends. It's hard to believe that the idea of a student is really what it is all cracked up to be. To think that sitting in classes for hours on end will get you a job that you deserve one could find that surprising. With the economy the way it is and the job market slowly but surely picking up again, it seems the new generation must put their gears in drive and move towards a brand new day. Taking advantage of every opportunity is the best advice, look at each day with wide eyes and high hopes in search for a new you.

With the ever changing world, the disasters that have struck and the new technology booming it's almost scary how far the United States has really come. The idea of education is not what it used to be. If speaking to a one time immigrant education was a blessed and rather sacred time where one is given the privilege to gain knowledge that they did not know before, not roll their eyes every time their alarm clock goes off. It seems it has almost become a chore and I am not really sure why that is. It may be the price, it is the work, it may be the teachers or fellow peers what ever it may be it should really be approached differently.

Although the idea of college has changed and the pressures these students face are a bit different than years ago, education should be looked at all the same. It should be given the help from the government in regards to loans and or financial aide and really be looked upon as something that must be addressed. If the job market is going to be as tight as it is and the idea of hiring is going to be easier if you have a PH.D after your first and last name, something has to be done. The amount of money that is allotted to the college funds should be increased and spread around. There should be more time and effort put into the college education for young adults all around the world if the demand for these degrees is that high. It seems a bit unfair to create such high standards yet sit back and make these promises no one has any attention of keeping.

--Nicole Pallisco