Nowadays study habits in higher levels of education has changed and adopted the shift learning methods. This is an emerging issue in the contemporary society. The article ‘College, My Way’ examines more on reasons for students’ habitual enrollment in different colleges and universities, either simultaneously or each at a time but within the same year or otherwise. The author of the article must have been very right and accurate in the finding since this is evident in a number of cases up to date. Many students have explained their stand on factors that cause their transfers and combined learning. Erin Madden to begins to explain that education is about choice that after attending the campus she realized she did not like the choice she had made hence attributing to her transfer .In addition to that, the millennium generation students want things to work as they wish.
As such, they cannot remain in situations where they experience discomfort. Search for better social life has contributed to movements of students from one college or campus to another for the purpose of satisfying their social needs that make one feel whole. Some prefer being with people they are familiar with who understanding is basic. Parents’ opinions on what they want their children to pursue in education reason for student transfer and over indulgence in learning. Some students want to satisfy their personal needs as well as those of their parents without going against either, according to the pleasure principle, (Freud 1970). This is an indication parental pressure which is a limiting factor to a free atmosphere and friendly learning environment. It is a common challenge that students after completing secondary school course overstay at home before enrollment thus claiming to be unprepared due to self dependence at campus and college. Others while in their careers want to improve their skills due to increased competition in job markets.
The good thing about these is self satisfaction and peace of mind. Demerits include those of time waste and inadequacy of coordination of different systems of the institutions for those engaged more than one enrolment. There is a minimal learning by students enrolled in more than one institution. There is also loss of coherence and the institutions understanding of how much knowledge has been imparted to learners. Writer has examined and given enough of evidences from students who have admitted on the problem, and this proved the facts analyzed by the writer. I prefer and like the essay by the writer since it contains detailed and complete evidential facts.
In the article ‘Super Ego’, the writer addresses the issue of rising of the ego as the generations increase. Present generations have a higher self esteem and confidence than those people who were before them. This has resulted to better performance and productivity due to increased self motivation. The writer gives details evidential facts on the matter giving quality reliable facts. Her research was based on freshmen getting enrolled in campuses over some number of years with high confidence in them and high aspiration and wants things to appear the way they want.
(Reality Principle): In the research, she finds out that a number of graduates get frustrated in work due to their ego expectations. They cannot meet the standards required by the employer by applying the knowledge they get from their lecturers. This discourages overconfidence. Those who claim to have the skills are undermined and underestimated. Their spirit of ego is diminished and subsequently causing discouragement and regrets. It also evokes psychological questions on what might be wrong with them who experience such encounters, that one cannot meets the qualifications of a job even after being recognized as equipped graduated. Super ego causes one to do things that they could not do by themselves from their components of personality. The aspects of accepting reality and self –image as addresses should be flexible in peoples mind to keep frustrations away from work. One may be required to give more than they can afford in terms of productivity, and they should see their completeness though lacking skills.
References
Mayberry, K. J. (2002). Everyday arguments: A guide to writing and reading effective arguments. New York: Longman.
