Summary Of Assumptions Of College Culture

Summary and Response When people assume they think that you or the other person knows what they are doing, while the other person doesn't have a clue on what’s going on. On this article Assumptions of College Culture written by an instructor at Cabrillo College, it talks about how instructors assume that freshman is going to behave or act as the instructor thinks. Instructors believe that freshman student knows what college is and how it rolls. In the article, it explains to college students on things they should and shouldn’t do as an incoming college student. Assumptions of College Culture helps new college student understand and what to expect out of the instructor and college. The article is divided into five section of what instructors …show more content…
Assumptions of College Culture section two “You Are self-Directed” it adds more to the first one. The author explains how college student doesn't raise their hand when they have a question and often lead to instructors thinking that the student understands. In addition to that, you have to be motivated and not have a parent or someone telling you to do homework, wake up and etc. Instructor won't care if you come or have some problems as log they get the paycheck. It is up to you to stay motivated and do the task you're supposed to do.
Prerequisite skills are classes that are college level. In order to have prerequisite skills, you have to take a test and determine in whether you need more help in a subject. In colleges, they offer tutoring and classes for you to catch up and not to be put in college level when you still need help on the lower level. It's better for someone to start at the level they need than being in higher level and having difficulties most of the …show more content…
High school is always on you on to do this be on time don't be absent. On the other hand, college won't care they won’t be on you saying go to class don't be late, they would just drop you out of that class. Instructors won't be your parent or an adviser that would always be on you telling you to do things. College instructors won't care about the personal life of students. This is some of the ways why college is different from high.
The different environment between high school and college classrooms is what section five talks about in the article. It talks about how students should behave and have discipline. Furthermore high school you have to attend even though you didn’t want to go, but in college is up to you to attend to class and you are the one in charge of your education. College classroom you don't have to ask permission to get out of a classroom, you just stand up and go. Transitioning from high school to college, there is more responsibility to carry upon oneself. It is also up to the student to maintain that