Dear, High School Senior,
The book, "The Transition to College Writing" provides an insight about adjusting to college. Below is a partial summary of two points from the book and some I personally believe he left out.
Inside of chapter one within "The Transition to College Writing", Hjortshoj’s reflects on the differences between High School and College. Two differences that he expresses on that I agree happens with my own experience translating to college is High school teachers are usually generalists, college teachers are specialist and principles of academic freedom in college. In other words, College professor or specialist in this field which impact what and how the class is taught. This impact how a class is structured and goes. Same goes with high school but is often structured off how a state curriculum. While, with academic freedom this also allows for college professors to teach their classes however they chose to. This is semi-applicable with high school teachers due to the state curriculum.
However, with those differences, I have experience two differences that Hjortshoj's left out from his writing of differences between high school and college. One is failure is natural and excepted in college at some point, while high school failure is catastrophic, in other words, at one point or another you are going to fail a test, quiz, or an exam. However, this failure is not the end of the world typically because it depends on how one reacts to the failure. While, in contrast, failure in high school is viewed as the end of the world for most college bound students. The reason for this despair is due to how grade point average (GPA) can be affect by a failure on tests, quizzes, and projects. GPA is what drives a college bond student since college admission/scholarships are based on off GPA. A second idea that I believe Hjortshoj left out is how the difference with independence varies between college and high school. Independence as it relates to high school and college is two opposite ends of the spectrum. For example, in high school independence is viewed as having the ability to do activities outside of school, like hanging with friends. On the opposite end we have college independence, this includes free independence to do whatever one pleases, but this is different from doing things with friends.
With these differences in mind, often leads to an effect on an individual’s viewpoint on college, typically these viewpoints are false. This incorrect viewpoint can also be called myths. These myths occur because we as human beings like to have expectation on possible life choices/opportunities. An example of this is how we see factory or skilled job as a non-life long job and college is your only choice to be successful. Theses myths lead us to think college is our only choice and leads to struggles later with selecting major and repaying loans after not completing college. This only one choice of a myth that we have and relate to college. There are many other myths that affects us on are decision making in college.
The book, "The Transition to College Writing" provides an insight about adjusting to college. Below is a partial summary of two points from the book and some I personally believe he left out.
Inside of chapter one within "The Transition to College Writing", Hjortshoj’s reflects on the differences between High School and College. Two differences that he expresses on that I agree happens with my own experience translating to college is High school teachers are usually generalists, college teachers are specialist and principles of academic freedom in college. In other words, College professor or specialist in this field which impact what and how the class is taught. This impact how a class is structured and goes. Same goes with high school but is often structured off how a state curriculum. While, with academic freedom this also allows for college professors to teach their classes however they chose to. This is semi-applicable with high school teachers due to the state curriculum.
However, with those differences, I have experience two differences that Hjortshoj's left out from his writing of differences between high school and college. One is failure is natural and excepted in college at some point, while high school failure is catastrophic, in other words, at one point or another you are going to fail a test, quiz, or an exam. However, this failure is not the end of the world typically because it depends on how one reacts to the failure. While, in contrast, failure in high school is viewed as the end of the world for most college bound students. The reason for this despair is due to how grade point average (GPA) can be affect by a failure on tests, quizzes, and projects. GPA is what drives a college bond student since college admission/scholarships are based on off GPA. A second idea that I believe Hjortshoj left out is how the difference with independence varies between college and high school. Independence as it relates to high school and college is two opposite ends of the spectrum. For example, in high school independence is viewed as having the ability to do activities outside of school, like hanging with friends. On the opposite end we have college independence, this includes free independence to do whatever one pleases, but this is different from doing things with friends.
With these differences in mind, often leads to an effect on an individual’s viewpoint on college, typically these viewpoints are false. This incorrect viewpoint can also be called myths. These myths occur because we as human beings like to have expectation on possible life choices/opportunities. An example of this is how we see factory or skilled job as a non-life long job and college is your only choice to be successful. Theses myths lead us to think college is our only choice and leads to struggles later with selecting major and repaying loans after not completing college. This only one choice of a myth that we have and relate to college. There are many other myths that affects us on are decision making in college.
Good overall structure. I like what you said at the end with the "why you lie to yourself part". One thing you forgot was to make it like a letter and address it to a high school senior.
ReplyDeleteThanks, for feedback Madi.
DeleteI enjoyed reading your blog. I liked the advice and tips you chose from the book, and on your own too.
ReplyDeleteVery well written blog with good context from the book.
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