Transitioning To College
In illustrating the downfall of students transitioning to college, one might take into consideration their study habits in high school, their work ethic and the amount of time they put into their classwork. Often times, students are unprepared for high school because they lack the motivation and effort of these things, or sometimes because their mentors and teachers were not interested in their success. By this, I mean teachers have an obligation not to just graduate their students, but to help them succeed. For instance, teachers should help their students pass the SAT by teaching learning strategies or preparing them for the rigorous work and to inform them of the amount of time it takes studying for each subject. However, the academic aspect is not the only importance in transitioning to college. While teachers are a huge factor in our success, parents also have an obligation outside of the classroom to instruct
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Many students tend to turn in shoddy work assignments and are satisfied, but they don’t know any better because that is the type of work that teachers will accept. Whereas in college, there is a level of respect that students have for professors and lacking this in high school will only hurt you in college. Again, there are certain things that ought to be taught in the home, but teachers should set the bar for the level of respect that should be demanded in classwork and assignments. Sometimes it is evident that the teacher does not care any more than the student and they tend to limit the definition of success. In means that their time and education there is coming to an end. This factor is a huge repercussion in being unprepared for college, but ultimately there are many reasons to blame for one's readiness going into college as listed throughout this
Many students tend to turn in shoddy work assignments and are satisfied, but they don’t know any better because that is the type of work that teachers will accept. Whereas in college, there is a level of respect that students have for professors and lacking this in high school will only hurt you in college. Again, there are certain things that ought to be taught in the home, but teachers should set the bar for the level of respect that should be demanded in classwork and assignments. Sometimes it is evident that the teacher does not care any more than the student and they tend to limit the definition of success. In means that their time and education there is coming to an end. This factor is a huge repercussion in being unprepared for college, but ultimately there are many reasons to blame for one's readiness going into college as listed throughout this