There are classes that are as big as 115 students and yet 26% of the assignments in that class might only be relevant to what that person would want to do later in life. In the video, Michael Wesch started post that was collaborated by his students saying in a way that it might as well be a waste of time to be student sitting in class. They would rather (and most likely are at that point) be on Facebook or texting. in a school year, a student will write about 42 papers of academic writing. That number skyrockets to 500 when they are writing emails. This video shows that there might be a better way to teach students than having a teacher stand in front of a chalkboard. Michael also explains in his video (or the students did at least...) that even after they graduate, it will still be hard to find a job. There is a moment in the video where a few students hold up signs showing how many hours they sleep, work, study, use their cell phones, are in class, etc. It turns out to be more than 24 hours a day total and thus forcing people to be multi-taskers. Not only that but, by the time they graduate, they will have to pay about $20,000 in college credits, tuition, etc.
The way I see it is that I agree with those who distaste sitting in front of chalkboard along with 115 other people. If I were them I probably would also be on Facebook or some other socializing site. Granted, I've heard of classes being as huge as 400 +, but people also have to understand that they are going to that class to do something they want to do when they graduate. When the one women held her sign about only 26% of the work she did for her class was relevant to what she wanted to do with her life, that really doesn't make me look forward to taking the classes I want to take in college. I do not approve of the one sign where the man said he bought books he will never open, that would increase my college debt for no reason and furthers the reason why I shouldn't go to college, which is a bummer cause I need to go to college. But with these facts confirmed by students, it makes me wonder how people still go to college and live with the fact that after they graduate, they will be $20,000 in debt.
The way I see it is that I agree with those who distaste sitting in front of chalkboard along with 115 other people. If I were them I probably would also be on Facebook or some other socializing site. Granted, I've heard of classes being as huge as 400 +, but people also have to understand that they are going to that class to do something they want to do when they graduate. When the one women held her sign about only 26% of the work she did for her class was relevant to what she wanted to do with her life, that really doesn't make me look forward to taking the classes I want to take in college. I do not approve of the one sign where the man said he bought books he will never open, that would increase my college debt for no reason and furthers the reason why I shouldn't go to college, which is a bummer cause I need to go to college. But with these facts confirmed by students, it makes me wonder how people still go to college and live with the fact that after they graduate, they will be $20,000 in debt.
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