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AdultsReturntotheClassroom

AdultsreturntotheclassroomThegrowingtrendofolderadultsgoingbacktoschoolhasdoubledoverthelastten yearsaccordingtoCareerBuilders.comandonlineemploymentserviceIhaveusedinthepast.Withincreasing technologychangingthejobmarkettoskilledlaborandthecurrenteconomiccrisescausinglossofemployment, layoffsandbusinessclosings,moreandmoreadultsarefacedwithfindingthemselvesbackintheclassroom.AsI jointhemanyotheradultstudentsover...

TheImportanceOfAchievingGPA

alsohavinghighereducationSchoolsneedtoholdathletestoacertainGPAbecausenoonecandependongoing 'pro'.TheyalsoneedagoodGPAtogotocollegeandachieveasuperiorjob.HavinganappropriateGPAalso showsthattheyoungadulthascommitmenttosomethingAthletesneedtoobtainacertainGPAtogetintocollege becausetheyneedabackupplan.Anexample...

StudentCollegeDebtIntertwinedWithTheExpensiveEconomy

studentcollegedebtintertwinedwiththeexpensiveeconomyTheideathatabetterandfurtherededucationwill bringyoumoresuccessiswhymillionsevenmakecollegeloansanoption.Itisbelieved,thatthetwoelementsof educationandemploymentcoincidewithoneanother.Theideaofbeingemployedisanecessityinmodernday. ThereisafocusongettinganeducationtodetermineyoursuccessAlthoughattendingschoolisappreciable,it alsocomeswithitsissuesthatmakecollegeappear...

BuckhalterEN11061AchievingAcademicExcellenceLesson5WritingAssessmentSeptember26,2014WhyIs ACollegeEducationImportanttoMe?HenryFord,said,"Anyonewhostopslearningisold,whetherattwentyor eightyAnyonewhokeepslearningstaysyoung"Foryears,IthoughtIwasjusttoooldtoreturntoschool However,for20years,I'veworkedinacareerthatprovidedgreatfinancialstability,butitneverbrought happinessWhenIwaslaid-off,Imadethedecisiontonot

TheImportanceOfTechnologyInEducation

Inthelastseveralyears,college,administrators,faculty,andstaffhaveobservedthegrowingnumberofadult studentsenrollinginclasses.Sincethesenontraditionalstudentshaverecentlycomeback,theyarestrugglingmore withtechnology-dominantclassroomscomparedtotheirtraditionalcounterpartsTheseinstitutionshaveinitiated methodstoworkwiththisproblem,suchasimplementingbeginnercomputercoursesandencouragingthemtobe proactiveinpracticingtheirnewfoundskills

FreeCommunityCollegesAndFreeTuition

Rightnow7.8millionpeopleareenrolledinacommunitycollege,butthereare318.9millionpeopleintheUnited StatesWeshouldhavemorepeopleenrolledatcommunitycollegesandfreetuitionwouldhelpthisGlobalization makesitdifficulttomakeadecentlivingwithoutapropereducationbecauseinthe21stcenturyjobsrequiremore educationthenaHighSchooldiploma.ThomasL.Friedmantalksaboutglobalizationandhowithasbeenaround forcenturies,butrecentlyhasgonetoawhole

WhyIsACollegeEducationImportanttoMe?Essays

manybooksaboutcoming-of-ageandmanyofthosebookshavediscussedtheproblemsofmentalhealthMental healthisaveryseriousissueintoday'ssociety,andtherearemanyissuessurroundingitinchildrenandyoung adults.Manytimespeopleassumethatachildoryoungadulthastheperfectlife,buttisisnotalwaystrue.Some assumejustbecauseyou'rethebestathleteoryouwonastatechampionshipthatalliswellinyourlifeThisis alsonottrue.Manythingsrevolvearoundakids...

CollegeRound2Essay

CollegeRound2"Asmanyasoneinthreefirst-yearstudentswon'tmakeitbackforsophomoreyear"("Freshmen retentionrate").ItjustsohappenedthatIfollowedthatstatistic.Manycollegesdonotcaremuchifstudentsdrop outorflunkoutoncetheirtuitioncheckshavebeencashed(LosAngelesTimes)Growingupinaverystrict householdandattendingprivateCatholicschool,IwasreadytospreadmywingsandflyIwaslookingforwardto thatindependence,myownrulesandlivingonmy...

IsaCollegeDegreeReallyWorthIt?Essay

Inpresentday,itisexpectedthatafterhighschoolstudentscontinuetheireducationtocollegeTherefore,itisno surprisetosaythatmoststudentsfollowthepedigree,makingabachelor'sdegreedilutetothevalueofahigh schooldiplomaYes,itisgreatthatyouobtainedabachelor'sdegree,butitdoesn'tdifferentiateyoufromtheother hundredpeoplewhoapplyforthejobposition.Now,advanceddegreeslikemastersanddoctoratesarewhatcount. Notonlydoesit[bachelor'sdegree]...

TheProblemOfMentalHealth

ImportanceOfComingOfAgeExperience

Collegealwaysseemstofindawaytothebackofstudentminds.Everysingleoneofthemwonderingifcollegeis worththetimeandenergyCollegehaveopenedmanydoorsforpeoplewhowenttocollegeandgraduatedthan theonesthatdidnot.Theoneswhoalreadyexperiencedcollegereporthowtheexperiencehelpedthemshape themselves.Theyalsoclaimthattheircollegeexperiencemadethemconfrontmanydifferentchallengesthatthey lateragainexperiencedinthe'realworld'Eventhoughsome

EssayOnNonTradeSchool

Isacollegeeducationworthit?Whileitisimportanttogetacollegeeducation,therearemanypeoplewhocannot affordtogotocollegeGoingtocollegeleavesadultsinmillionsofdollarsindebtformanyyearsThisresultsin adultsworkingmosttheirlifetojustpayofftheireducation.However,startingworkrightoutofhighschool insteadofgoingtoa4-yearcollegehasbeenmoreappealingtosomepeopleGoingtoatradeschoolisless expensiveandlesstimeconsuming.However,not...

It'sTimeToGetToCollege

studentswon'tmakeitbackforsophomoreyear.ItjustsohappenedthatIfollowedthatstatistic.Growingupina verystricthouseholdandattendingprivateCatholicschool;IwasreadytospreadmywingsandflyIwaslooking forwardtothatindependence,myownrulesandlivingonmyown.Iwasexcitedtogetstartedonmycollege journeyInmymind,IwasabouttolivethedreamIwouldhavemyownplacetolive,norules,andgettohang outwithfriends!Oh,andCollegetoo.Iwasn'tprepared...

FourYearCollegeDegrees

Adultswhograduatedfromafour-yearcollegebelievethat,onaverage,theyareearning$20,000moreayearasa resultofhavinggottenthatdegree.Adultswhodidnotattendcollegebelievethat,onaverage,theyareearning $20,000ayearlessasaresultSomenewlymintedcollegegraduatesstruggletofindworkÂOthersacceptjobs forwhichtheyfeeloverqualified.Studentdebt,meanwhile,hastopped$1trillion.It'senoughtocreateawaveof questionsaboutwhetheracollegeeducationis

Analysis:IsCollegeWorthTheCost

IsCollegeWorthTheCost:CollegeIsExpensiveCollegeisworththecost.Althoughnowadaysitistoughtoget hired;itiswiseforstudentstotaketheopportunitywhichnotonlybuildsupanadult'scharacterbutalsooffersthe chancetoworkinasettingyouwillappreciatebeingapartofandachieveinhavingastablefutureFirstly,some graduatesgoontocollegewiththeexpectationofendlesspartiesandfinallyleavingtheirparents.Inrealitybythe timethosestudentshead

OnlineClassesAnalysis

Thisismyfirsttimetakingonlineclasses,alsothefirsttimeIhavebeenbacktoschoolinsixyears.WhenIwasin highschoolIdidhavetheoptiontotakeonlineclasses,butdeclinedtodosoIenjoyedbeinginaclassroomwith myteachersandpeers.Ididn'thavetheresponsibilitiesthatIhavetoday.NowthatIamolderandhavemyown family,soIamtypicallybusyallthetime.EventhoughIamonlyinthesecondweekofmyonlineclasses,Ihave foundthatIenjoythemmuchmorethan

ResearchProblem:DependentVariable

ResearchProblem–DependentVariableThenumberofyoungadultslivingathomehasconsistentlyincreased sincetherecession,despiteaseeminglyimprovingeconomy(Shah,2013)AccordingtoLisaWade,anassociate professoratOccidentalCollegeinLosAngeles,CA,approximately17%ofyoungadultsamidtheagesof25and 44stillliveathome(Wade,2013)Thereareseveralunrelatedissuesthatcontributetothisstaggeringnumber Whentryingtoliveoutonyourown;thereismuchtoconsider...

DescribeTheCharacteristicsOfAnAdultLearner

AdultlearnerscanbelookedatmanydifferentwaysOnewayyoucanlookatitisthatgoingbacktoschoolasan adultyounotonlywhattofurtheryourselfinadvancinginyourcareerbutalsoshowyourchildrenthatcontinuing educationisimportant.Whyisitsoimportantwellonetechnologychangesallthetimesothatabachelor'sdegree inthe80'sand90'swhenyouhadtousehardbackbooksandgotoalibrarytofindresourcesismuchdifferent thanabachelor'sdegreetodaywherefinding...

AYearEarlyInHighSchoolEssay

arenotawareoftheadultresponsibilitiesoflivingontheirownTheeveryday17yearoldcannothandlebeingon theirownandawayfromtheirparents.Attendingcollegeishardforanyone,butifastudentisayearyoungerthan everyoneelse,itcanbeevenharderItcanbehardtomakefriendsandtofitinEnteringtheworkforcewouldbe evenharder.Mostemployersdonotwantaseventeenyearoldwhojustgraduatedhighschool.Theyarelooking foranexperiencedadult.Itisriskytomake...

WheredidGodfitinsidetheequation,andhowwouldalltheseelementsshapeHisPlan:myhusband,my supervisor,mytransformedambitiontoenrollintocollege,mycollegeprofessors,andmycareerjobchoices?

ThereIstood,withoutacollegedegree,insidetheofficeofmysupervisor,anastutecollegeprofessor,andthe Department'sChairperson.IlefttheLawSchool(inMarch1998)andgotanewjobuponmaincampus.Iworked insidetheSchoolofEducation,DepartmentofEducational

GeraldDalton'sVaccineForChildhood

Therehasbeenalawpassedthatkidscangraduateandgotocollegeasearlyastheageof4.By2024kidsthatare yearsyoungerthanuswillbeinourcollegeclasses!Kid'sbrainwilldevelopquickerbecausewhentheyareborn theywillbegivenavaccinethatwillallowtheirbraintodevelop10xfasterthanitdidyearsbefore.Theschool willbelowereddowntopreschool,kindergartenand1stgradebecauseby1st-gradekid'brainswillbefully developedandcaneasilylearnthings.Scientist...

IsCollegeReallyWorthIt?

So,Iscollegereallyworthit?Aboutagenerationagogettingacollegeeducationwasbornoutofthepursuitof knowledge,butnowithasbecomeacompetitionforstudentstogetintothemostaccreditedUniversityrightafter theyarehandedtheirhighschooldiploma.Collegetuitionhasbecomesoexpensiveinthelasttenyearsthat peoplearenowdebatingwhetherornotcollegeitisworthpursuingrightoutofhighschoolAcollegeeducationis whatthestudentmakesoutofit,andifthey...

MyLetterAtHowardUniversity

CollegeEssayOnTrueAdulthood

AsdefinedbyMerriam-WebsterDictionary,anadultissomeonewhoismature,sensible,andfullygrownUpon enteringadulthoodandleavingbehindtheteenageyears,lifebecomesalotmoredifficult.Youngadultshaveto findajob,somehowpaytaxes,figureouthowtorentanapartment,findacollege,figureouttheirmajor, somehowfitajobandcollegeintotheirlives,andmoveoutoftheirparents'house.Upongraduatinghighschool, newadultshavealotontheirplateTheydidn'tevenlearn

BudgetingTimeAsAnAdultLearnerEssay

BudgetingTimeasanAdultLearnerGoingbacktoschoolasanon-traditionalstudentcancreatefearsofnotbeing successfulorfeelingthattheywillnotbeabletokeepupbutmanagingtimeandhavingtherightattitudecan changethatforanyone"Theefficientuseoftimeisanimportantvariableinhelpingstudentsachievelearningn goalsandmakingtheclassroomapleasantplaceforteachersandstudents"(Mcleod,c2003).Thereareseveral reasonsthatsomeonewouldattendhighereducation

MyHigherEducation

Iknewbeingaveterinarianismyall-timelifeobjective.Although,IamcurrentlyaveterinarytechnicianIneedto achieveahighereducationalbackgroundtocompletelyreachmygoalinlifeHavingacollegedegreegivesmethe nostalgiathatIlongfor;beingabletosaythatI'mincollegeachievingmygoalsasbecomingaveterinarianis gratifyingtome.Beingarolemodeltomydaughterisalsoextremelyimportant;havingherseethatanythingis possibleifyouputyourmindtoit,she

CollegesShouldRequireClassAttendance

Doesyourattendancerecordreflectyourfinalgradeincollege?Nonotbecausetheprofessorwillmarkyoudown acertainpercentageofyourgrade,butbecauseoftherelationshipbetweenstudentsthatshowupforclassandthe onesthatregularlyskip.WhenIstartedattendingcollege,Iwasabitconfusedwhysuchalargepercentageof studentsweren'tattendingclassItseemedasthequartermovedfurtheralong,classattendancewentdownAfter spendingabitoftimeongoogle,Ifoundafew...

WhyPeopleAttendCollege

ManypeoplechoosenottoattendcollegeIbelievethatnotattendingcollegeisprobablyoneofthemost irresponsibledecisionsapersoncanmake.Whengraduatedmakingthedecisiontoworkatadeadendjobforever orattendcollege,collegeisaprettyobviouschoice.ThereasonIwanttogotocollegeissoIcanhavemydream jobinsteadofajobIdonotlike,soIwillneverhavetostruggleasaresultofskippingcollegeandbecauseI believemycollegeexperiencewillhaveatremendous...

AdultLearningTheoryPaper(Alt)

AdultLearningTheoryPaperSummaryThispaperisaboutadultlearningtheoriesThelearningtheoryandragogy wasdiscussedindetail.Also,theauthortalkedabouthowpeoplestructuretheirownlearningtheories.What typicalviewsandreportsforadultlearningwereconversedtherewerealsoviewsanddiscussionsfromtheviewof adultlearner.Articlestatedthepressureandconcernsofstudentswhogobacktoschoolasanadultyearslaterin comparisontogoingstraightoutofhighschool...

CollegeEducationshouldbefreeforEveryone.Inthefallof2017about3.6millionstudentswereexpectedto graduatefromhighschoolintheUnitedStatesInthesameyear,204millionadultsintheUnitedStateswere expectedtoattendanamericancollegeoruniversity(NCESfastfactstool).Almostfivetimestheamountof studentsexpectedtograduatehighschoolwereattendingasourceofhighereducation.FromthesestatisticsIcame totheunderstandingthattherearemanypeoplewho

AnalyticalPaper

Astheworldofworkbecomesmorecomplex,manyworkersneedtrainingtoavoidlosingtheirjobsorbeing passedoverforpromotionConsequently,manywhowouldnothaveconsideredcollege20oreven15yearsago arefindingthemselvesbackinschool.Asadultsbecomestudents,employers,colleges,andworkersarechanging oldnotionsabouthowtogoaboutpursuinghigherlearningAnalyzethissocialtrendinanessayofabout500 words.Discusshowthistrendwillaffectworkers,companies...

ShouldCollegeStudentsBePaidForColleges?

asyoungadultshavetomakeabouthowwearegoingtocontinueonwithourlives,andgettowherewewantto beFurtheringoureducationinthelongrunwillhelpushavehappier,successfullivesGoingtocollege,isabig partofmanypeople'slives,andachoicethatmanywillchoosetogettotheirnextgoalinlife.Although,whenone islookingintowhatroutetheyaregoingtochoose,therearemanyoptionstopickfrom;apublicandorprivate university,acommunitycollege,atechnical...

EssayOnCollegeEducationShouldBeFreeForEveryone

ShouldCommunityCollegeBeFree?

CommunityCollegeThebigquestionhereisifcommunitycollegeshouldbefree?IntheArticleAshePromotes It,SomequestionObama'sFreeCommunityCollegeIdeawrittenbyJoanneJacobsgivestwopointsofviews; communitycollegeshouldn'tbefreeandtheotherargumentbeingthatitshouldbefreeInmyopinionIthinkthat Communitycollegeshouldn'tbefreebecausetherearemanyoptionslikescholarships,financialaid,andgrants thatcanhelpyoupayforthoseexpensesCommunityCollege

WhyIWantToBeFree

wouldgoout-of-statetoUnionCollege,aprivateschoolinKentuckyAccordingtoCollegeBoard,theestimated totaloftuitionandfeesforUnionCollegeis$24,075.Although,hereceivedapartialscholarshiptoparticipatein track,heisalreadyindebtHehastwojobsHeworksoncampusintheschool'skitchenWhenhecomeshome onweekends,heworkswithhisdadtomakemoney.Evenwithhispartialscholarshipandworkingtwojobs,he, whohasbeenincollegeonefullyear,isalready$10

AnalyzingRichardRodriguez's'TheAchievementOfDesire'

22nd,2015TheAchievementofDesireWhenreadingthisautobiographyitremindedmeofmyadolescentyears;I rememberfeelinglikeIknewalltherewastobeingagrownup,Ialsofeltlikemyparentsdidn'tknowmuch becausetheydidn'tgotocollegeIstronglyfeelliketheycouldhavealwaysdonemorethantheyweredoing Uponreadingthis,IfeltasthoughIwasreadingRichardRodriguez'sjournalandhewasaveryunhappykidliving intheghettoHewasalsoembarrassedofhisownlife

Morethan80percentofallcollegeanduniversitystudentsendupfailingtherefirstsemester.Manystudentsgo intocollegeexpectingitsgoingtobelikehighschool,butyoutakeonadultresponsibilitiesyouhavetotakecare ofyourself.Somemayfailduetothelackoftransportation,manywillrelyonothers,havecarissues,andgascan getprettyexpensive,andwedontpayattentiontoothersandwhattheymightbegoingthruRelyingonotherscan putabigresponsibilityonother.It...

PersonalNarrative:MyLifeAtBeloitCollege

IcanearnestlysaythatIamblessedtoattendBeloitcollegeItallowsmetoseetheworldfromadifferent perspectiveforwhatIamuseto,andthatmaybeadilemmawhenIreturnbackhome.BeloitCollegeisaliberal schoolwhereeveryoneisopentonewidea'swhilebackathomeateveryoneismorestructureanddemanding.In collegeIcancomeandgoplaceasIplease,withoutgettingconsensusfromanadultMeanwhile,backathomeit isimperativethatIcheckinwithmygrandparentswhen...

ComingOfAgeInTheMovieTheGraduate

independent,startcollege/familywhichthesecanbetoughsometimesSomepeopledon'trealizethatwehaveto facerealityandmanageourlifetobestrongandconfident.Althoughenteringadulthoodsoundsfun,it'sfullof pressureandobstacleslikehowBeninthemovieTheGraduateIthinkthatcomingofagechangedslightly,but notcompletelysince1967becauseinthisdayofage,andthesamewiththeyearof1967,onlyasmallproportion ofyoungadultsfinishcollegeandknowwhatto...

GasPrices:TheImportanceOfFailingInHighSchool

candyfor15to20minutes.Thekidswereaskednottoeatit.Whentheycamebackâ…”kidsatethe marshmallowandâ“didn'tWhentheygotback,ifitwasgone,yougotnothingIfyoudidn'teatityougottwo marshmallowstogohomewith.Twothirdsofthekidsthatweretestedatethemarshmallow.Thekidsthatateit weregoingtohaveabadlife.Gettingbadgradesandnotgoingtocollege.Mostlikelygoingtoendup...

DrinkingAgePersuasiveEssay

Whenpicturingcollege,peopleshouldthinkabouthugeclassrooms,hardprofessors,andabetterlearning experiencethantheyhaveeverreceivedbefore.Inreality,twothingscometoeveryone'smindbeforeanything else:partyingeverynightandbingedrinkingTheUnitedStateshassomeofthehighestratesofunderagedrinking andhospitalizationsduetoalcoholpoisoning.InBarrettSeaman'sarticle,"HowBingeingBecametheNew CollegeSport,"Seamanarguesthatcontinuallyaddingmorerestrictions

MakingTheLawFairWhileSavingLives

thedrinkingageisabigtopicamongyoungeradultsandconcernedcollegeparents.Being18peopleserveinthe militaryandtheyareknownasadults.People18-20havetohidewhentheyaredrinkingwhichmakesthemthrive todrinkandpartymorebutit'sdangerousThisiscalledbingedrinkingwhichislandingtheminthehospital Also,therearealotofunderagedrinkingthatisgoingonalready.Loweringthedrinkingagewillhelpyoung adultshealthbythemnothavingtohideitYouare

MarshmallowTestResearchPaper

TheRisingCostOfCollegeTuition

newmillenniumchildren,teens,andyoungadultshavebeenadaptingtoanabundanceofnewtechnology, education,andformsofgovernment.Thereisnomoretimetobeachildintoday'serait'sallaboutmoldingyou intoanadultasfastaspossibleMillennialyoungadultsfacemoreobstaclesthananyothergenerationsincethe modernera.Americaischangingatafastrateandisputtingpressureonthecomingyoungadultstobecome adultsYoungadultsnowarefacingmanychallengeslikepoverty

CripplingStudentDebt

Thetypicalall-Americandreamisagreatpayingcareer,ahappyfamily,andagoodhometoraisethemin.Thisis, however,onlypossiblebygoingtocollegeandgettingagoodeducationatahigh-costuniversitythatburiesyou indebtOftenwhendiscussingstudentloansthegeneralconsensusarethatstudentsareincolossalfinancial strugglesiftheyobtaindegreesatgooduniversities.Themythofcripplingstudentloandebtis,however,not typicalAccordingtoHarvardUniversity'sNational

TheHighCostofCollegeTuition

CollegeTuitionThecostofcollegeeducationinthe21stcenturyisabsolutelyridiculous.althoughcollegeshave tomakemoneytosupportthingslikesports,itismakingitsomoreandmorekidsaren'tgoingtocollege,andthe kidswhodogoarecomingoutwithhugeamountsofdebt.Peoplewhogotocollegearen'tcomingoutwiththe jobthattheythinktheydeserve,whichisleadingtolowerincome,andahardertimepayingofftheircollegedebt. Thefirstpartofthispaperisgoingto

persuadingustoignitetheflameandfightforourrightsasstudentsYoungadultsneedtostopfocusingonglobal issuesandstartfocusingonproblemsregardingtheirpersonalandfinanciallivesItisimportantthatstudentsputa freezeonglobalissuesandbetterthingsforthemselveswhiletheyareinschool,becauseitwillhelptheminthe longrun"WakingUpandTakingCharge"seemstobeaboutpushingyoungadultstobeselfishtowardtheirown problems,butitisreallyaboutstudentstaking...

UnderstandingandApplyingAdultDevelopmentTheory

UnderstandingandApplyingAdultDevelopmentTheory1UnderstandingandApplyingAdultDevelopment TheoryJohnSmithNyackCollegeLifeissobusythesedaysthatsometimeswedon'tstoptothinkhowwegotto thispointorrealizesomeofthosekeyfactorsthatplayedaroleIthinkitisfairtosaythatmostpeopletakealot ofthingsforgrantedbutwhenyoupauseandanalyzelife'seventsitcanbeaneyeopenerandreallygetyou thinkingabouthowcertaincareer...

CollegeAdmissionsEssay:BecomingARoleModel

Manystudentspickacollegebasedontheouterappearance,likemanychooseabookwiththeprettiestcoverI seekacollegethatoffersdiversityandacademicexcellence,butmostofallspiritualfulfillment.EversinceIwas littleIdreamtaboutcollegeandlifeasanadultAscollegelifeapproachesI'verealizedthatthedreamof thousandsofkidsisthesameasmine.Manyofmyclassmatesarealreadyapplyingtodifferentcollegesaround thecountryandsomeevenaroundtheworld.Many...

WakingUpAndTakingCharge

upforclassesfortheyear.CollegehasbeenaroundevenbeforeAmericawasevenacountry,allowingkidstoget ahighereducationtogettheirdreamjobwithyoungadultsmovingoutoftheirhomestostayatschoolforfourto eightyears.Sometimestakingseveralhoursorthefulldaytomovethemeveryyear.Ifyouhaveasiblingor familymembermovingofftocollegeit'salwayshardtomovethemout.Wehavetoaskhowmanykidsare planningongoingtocollege?Severalkidswanttogo,but

IAmVolunteeringForTheD.a.r.eProgram

howtohandlewithpeerpressure.IstartedD.A.R.EcampwhenIwasin3rdgrade.Iwastheyoungestthere,butI loveditIstartedgoingbecausemyfatherisacopandheworkedfortheprogramDAREcampisathreeday camp.ItsatourJeffersonElementaryschool.Itsforgrades4th-7th.I'vebeenapartoftheprogramfor6years...

EssayAboutGoingBackToSchool

Althoughtherearemanybenefitstogoingbacktoschoolthatmakesitworthwhileintheend,attendingcollegeas abusyadultcanbequitechallenging.Suchas,makingsurethatmychildrenaretakencareoffirst.Financial obligationsneedtobemet;makingsureallthebillsarepaidandcontinuingtoworktopayforcollege.Also,on topofeverythingelsefindingthetimetogotoclasscanbequitedifficultTheseshouldnotstraysomeonefrom takingonthechallenge.Althoughitisatough...

PersuasiveSpeechOnGoingToCollege
CollegeEssay:TheValueOfACollegeEducation

TheValueofACollegeEducationFinances,degreerequirements,andlifefulfillmentarethreekeyfactorsina commonsubject:thematterofacollegeeducation.With6,900institutionsand20.2millionstudentsnationwide, collegeplaysabigroleintoday'ssociety("BackgroundoftheIssue")Andthereisagreaterdisparitybetween collegegraduatesandhighschoolgraduatesnowmorethaneverinpastgenerations.Withthesethingsinmind, collegeisworthitconsideringitsrelationshipwith

LoweringtheLegalDrinkingAgeto18Essay

LoweringtheLegalDrinkingAgeto18Sarah,aneighteen-year-oldcollegefreshman,walksintoaconvenience storeandmovestimidlytotheback,hopingthatnoonesheknowswillseeher.Openingtherefrigeratordoor,she pullsoutachilledcaseofCoorsLightSarahnervouslyapproachesthecashier,withherfakeIDreadytobe shown,andplacesthecaseofbeeronthecounter.Uponfirstsight,thecashierassumesthatSarahisnotoflegal agetobuybeer,becausesheispetiteandlooks

ExemplificationEssay:ShouldCollegeBePaid?

dreamofgoingtocollege.Mostpeoplecan'tgolearnaboutwhattheywantbecausetheydon'thaveenough moneyOurtaxespayforupto14yearsoftuitionfreeeducationThat'scalledpublicschoolCollege/Universities causemostofourdebt.Havingitpaidbyourtaxeswouldbringdownourdebtrate,morepeoplecouldgoto college,andcollegeisstressfulenough.OurdebtrateinAmericaisridiculous.Somanypeopleareindebt,andit's usuallyfrompayingoffstudentloansforcollegeThere

TheUniversityofPittsburghatTitusvilleshouldhavenoattendancepolicyStudentsshouldhavethefreedomto decidewhentheywanttoattendclass.Also,collegestudentsareconsideredadultsandhavetheirrightsduetothe factthey'repayinglargesumsofmoneyfortuitionFirstofall,collegestudentsareadultsTheyshouldbe responsiblefortheirowneducations.Professorsshouldnothavetoworryaboutmarkingwho'sthere,who'snot, who'slate,wholeavesearlyManyprofessors

GraduationSpeechLetterFromTheUniversity

oneofmymajorgoals.IalwayswantedtogotocollegeeversinceIwasayoungboyandnowwhenIgotthe letterIknewthatitfinallycametoareality.NotonlywasIgoingtocollegebutIwasgoingtobethefirstperson inmyfamilytoattendafour-yearcollege,IfeltlikethiswasanaccomplishmentwithinitselfNotonlyamIgoing tocollegebutI'malsomakeapathwayforfuturegenerationsinmyfamily.WhenItoldmymomaboutthecollege acceptanceandhowIwantedtogototheschool

FailuretoLaunch

Question/Prompt:Discussatleast2reasonsresearchissuggestingforyoungadultsstilllivingathome.Thisnew phenomenon–youngadultsstilllivingintheirparent'shomewellintotheirlate20'stoearly30's–isproposedtobe aresultofmanydifferentreasons.Spendsometimereadingwhatexpertssuggestaboutthistrendandaddressat least2reasonssuggested.Recentresearchhasshownthatmoreyoungadultsaremovingbackhomewiththeir parentsThishasbeenthecaseinthepastandnowit's

AttendanceInTitusville

AdultLearningTheoryPapers

AdultLearningTheoryPaperINFT101Section77March2013SummaryInanefforttodeterminehowadults learn,expertsexamineandevaluatestudiesthathavebeendonethatinvolvetheadultlearnerThemorethat expertsunderstandhowthelearnerprocessesinformation,thebettertheunderstandingwillbeonhowtostructure theirlearningenvironmentResearchiscontinuallychanginginthisarea,andeducatorsknowtherearedifferences inhoweachadultlearnerattainsinformation...

GoingToCollegeAfterHighSchool

Theyhavetoaskthemselves,"DoIgotocollegeimmediately,ordoItakesometimeoff?"IfIweretoaskmyself thatquestion,Iwouldsay,"I'mgoingtogotocollegerightafterhighschool."Ithinkitisbettertogoandgetit overwithrightafterhighschoolMyreasonsforthisare,itiseasiertocontinueaneducationifIgoimmediately,I willbedoneearlier,andIwillhavetimetoenjoylifelaterMyfirstreasonforgoingtocollegeimmediatelyis,it willbeeasiertocontinue...

WhyCollegeIsBecomingANecessityAnalysis

WhyCollegeisBecomingaNecessityInrecentyearsthemediahasblowncollegeuptobewaytooexpensiveIt isarguedthatitsnotworthgoingtocollegebecauseofhowmuchitcost.Inadditiontothepricebeingskyhigh themediaalsoclaimsthatithasbeenskyrocketingevenmoreProvinguncrediblesourceswrong,publicfouryear collegeonlyincreased2%from2011to2014.Whatreallyhasbeengoingonisfamilyincomeshavebeennot increasingandsomeareevendropping.Themedianincome...

wholelifeofgoingtoschool,studentswillfinallygraduateasmostbecomeanadult.Manyyoungadultshaveto choosetogotocollegeatthispointafterhavingnoexperienceintherealadultworldbeforeleavingfromthe comfortzoneathometotrytogogetajobthatmanywillnotbehappywithlateroninlife.¬¬Iarguethat studentsshouldbeabletotaketimeoffbeforegoingtocollegebecausesomepeoplearenotmatureenoughor haveenoughexperiencetogotocollege,somearenotsure

BoomerangKidEssay

movingbackhome.About15millionyoungadultswerereportedlivingwiththeirparentslastyearandaccording totheUSDepartmentofLabor,"theunemploymentrateforbachelor'sdegreeholdersundertheageof27isthe worstsince1983"(CBSNews).Thoseyoungadultsarenowcalled"boomerangkids".Sowhatdoyoudowhen yougraduatewithoutajoblinedup?Youusedtogobackhometotrytosavemoneyortotrytorepaysomeloans, that'soldnews.Now,it'sdifferent.Yougobackhome...

AchievingCollegeDegrees

whatyouknow,mostemployersarenowlookingfortheyoungupstartgraduatesthathavedegreesandareready toworkSowhatdoesthismeanforolderemployeesthatatthetimedidnotgotocollege?Itmeansthatsome olderemployeesthatwouldn'tnothavethoughtofgoingtoschoolarefindingthemselvesbackinschool.Notonly withadegree

GraduationSpeech:WaitingOnYourFuture

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