Essays on School Graduates

Preece (2013) gives a global definition of lifelong education as a learning concept that encompasses the formal, informal, and non-formal platforms throughout the life of an individual with an aim of obtaining maximum personal, professional, or social development through the acquisition of skills, attitudes, and knowledge. The lifelong education status is the USA is admirable. For the last few decades, America has enjoyed a steady growth in the availability of platforms where citizens can improve their knowledge and skills (Bosworth, 2007). The rise in the education attainment level in the US has contributed to the improvement of lifelong learning ...

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Gap Year ‘Should I take a gap year or head straight to college?’ is a question shared by a large number of high school graduates. Attending college or university is an exciting idea, and every year many educational institutions embark on offering admission for prospective freshmen students. But while the majority of high school graduates plan on going straight up to college, taking a gap year is another option that is gaining popularity in recent years. A gap year is referred to as a year in between high school graduation and first year of college, though it can be ...

Abstract

The research investigates student’s motives for obtaining higher education, their objectives and reasons for particular choice of institution and course. Moreover, it aims to reveal how available information influences students’ choice and make specific choice more attractable. Quantitative research method with the help of SurveyMonkey service is used. For this study x full-time and part-time students of X university were surveyed. As a result of this research it was proved that indeed students’ motives and expectations influence their choice of institution and education area. Three top reasons for going to university for both full- and part-time students are ...

Which dataset did you choose?

I selected “Unemployment rates” dataset.

Run descriptive statistics in the Analysis Toolpak.

Create and insert at least 2 charts that portray your data, for example bar chart showing the difference between the groups, or line graph showing the relationship between two variables.

Bar chart:

Scatter plot: What is your null hypothesis about the data? There is no linear relationship between the unemployment rates of college and high school graduates in 2000 – 2011. What is your alternative hypothesis? There is a significant linear relationship between the unemployment rates of college and high school graduates in 2000 – 2011 Choose the appropriate test to run (one-sample z, t-test, ANOVA, linear regression, ...

After graduating from secondary school level, students are expected to immediately look for academic institutions to purse higher education on preferred course and degree programs. The high costs of college education; as well as the apparent unpreparedness of high school graduates to pursue higher education have provided the impetus to reevaluate options for high school graduates to include taking a year off after graduation before entering college. From personal experiences and from the assertions of some friends regarding taking a gap year, the current discourse hereby argues that that high school graduates would be better off taking a one-year gap due to ...

Undeniably, a big question on whether high school graduates should take a year off before entering college or not has been a topic of discussion for the past few years. There have been many views from different groups of people including professionals, teachers, parents and even students. Some of the views support the fact that high school graduates should take a year off before entering college while others oppose the debate. The two groups, however, have their own reasons that support either the opposition or the proposition. This paper is going to focus on the reasons why high school graduates should take a year ...

In an article entitled “10 Reasons to Take a Gap Year” published online in Campus Explorer, it rationalized that taking time off after high school graduation would prove to be more beneficial to the students. The ten reasons which supported this argument is appropriately highlighted herewith, to wit: (1) it provides ample opportunities to recharge the students’ academic battery; (2) the gap could be effectively utilized to seek the most appropriate academic institution to pursue the intended course; (3) the wider time frame would likewise assist in discerning the degree course to be pursued according to personal preferences, interests, ...

Introduction

Unlike civilians (citizens) military personnel are willingly to defend their country even with there lives. Joining the military is a rewarding and positive move in life. However there are risks involved in joining the military. By joining the military, the high school graduates may be involved in active compact which could cause psychological or permanent physical damage. Fatal physical damage can paralyze individuals or bring to an end their careers. Psychological damage can cause stress and emotional imbalance to the high school graduates. Psychological damage is dangerous as it may affect the life of an individual. Watching or participating ...

The debate on the cost of college has been on the rise in the past decades almost reaching fever levels. Policy formulators and educationist have raised concerns this issue. Some argue that the costs are expected and valid while others claim that the changes are not only significant, but profound and unfair. There is enough evidence that even with the inflation taken into consideration; the cost of college is by far too high. This paper seeks to offer the arguments on this issue with a focus to proving the truth behind the increased cost of college cost. According to ...

Survey is a common methodology in qualitative studies. According to Jamison (2006), survey serves three main purposes: to verify experimental results such as using a triangulation method; to identify a fitting hypothesis for a research study; and to relate two or more variables in a study. The advantage of using a survey include the minimization of instrumentation errors and experimental bias, consideration of the anonymity of respondents especially when dealing with very sensitive topics, and the cost effective collection of large data sets. However, the limitation of using a perception survey or attitude survey involves the reliability and accessibility of the data, the adequate representation of a ...

Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung Galaxy S is a smart-phone in a slate-format and touch screen enabled that is marketed, developed and designed by Samsung. Samsung Galaxy S is one of the pioneers who have created the first device in the third series of Android smart-phones that is manufactured by Samsung Electronics. In the march 2010, the Samsung S was announced which became available for retailing in the June 2010. Moreover, the Samsung Galaxy S has more than two dozen of variation. In addition, when Samsung Galaxy S is released, it included the fastest processing graphs that any smart-phone offered (Wimberly, 2010). Moreover, the Galaxy ...

The 21st Century has brought with it, among many others, high rates of unemployment. Despite the increased level of technology and innovations, the population has also increased and the level of education, together with the number of grandaunts every year has also hit the roof top. Due to this, we have many unemployed American youths and elderly people too. Some of these people are well educated and have been through the education system, but securing a well-paying and permanent job is becoming a very tricky situation. It is, therefore, clear that there is a problem in the equation of education output and ...

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Executive Summary The University of Maryland is considered as one of the best public universities in the United States. However, the rising cost of tuition fees and other charges has placed public institutions in an awkward situation making it questionable if whether they can provide affordable and quality education in the face of the current economic hardships. Students, on the other hand, could not help but seek for various loans in order to make their way through college. For most families who are earning a median income, sending a single child in college would leave them financially unstable ...

Introduction

In today’s modern society, life after graduation is certainly one of the greatest puzzles of life. Because of the extreme job competition, many underprivileged students who were not able to continue their education up to college may end up looking for a job as their primary source of income. There are companies who offer jobs that specialize in operating heavy machinery and doing jobs which are related in everyday living such as cooks, computer technician, carpentry, artisans and many more. There are also high school students who work part time in order to earn money for their education by ...

Introduction

Army recruiters have continued to strategize on how to maximize recruitment of officers from the public. However, majority of their target group is high school students who have completed and graduated with a diploma. In fact, they went ahead to create a database with all the personal information of individuals aged between 16 – 25 years. This may imply intrusion of privacy of their target groups, most of which are high school students and a few who have graduated. This even went over board when the 2002 act of “No child left behind” was passed. The act required that all beneficiaries of federal ...

As cliché as the saying is, kids really are the future. It is our responsibility as the older generation to make it better so that the next generation does not have to suffer from lack of access, resources, or funds to prosper within this economy. Education is the concrete foundation of the economic growth within the United States if not the world. Teachers are placed in their roles to foster the development of students so they will have a greater chance to succeed in the future. When students graduate they need to be equipped to take on the realities of ...

Pell Grant Program policy offers a grant available to eligible undergraduate students who must not have earned a bachelor’s degree, to pay for their education after high school. It is limited to students with financial needs. It was named after U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, though it was originally known as the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant. It is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education which determines the student’s financial need. Often the grant is limited to fifty percent of the student’s educational and related expenses. Unlike loans, grants do not have to be repaid. In ...

Introduction

Every year millions of teenagers graduate from high school and join college. College education is almost certainly important to a person for many reasons. This perhaps explains why most counselors and parents encourage students to join college, despite the financial implications. It is worth noting that those high school students who do not join campus and instead join the military or take up jobs still do well in life. Different people have different interests, choices and abilities, which explains why people succeed even without going through college. This arguably makes not going to college a viable option. Nonetheless, going through college ...

Introduction

Life outside high school is very different from what most of us have been used live. We often find different situations that at times might be hard to handle. It is important high school graduates to be mentored and oriented before joining colleges or universities. In this report, we sort to seek analysis of what criteria should be used to train high school graduates on how to make informed decisions about after high life.

The main aim of this 21days training seminar is to sensitize this years high school graduates to be psychologically and socially prepared to handle campus ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Career choice is a complex decision for high school students due to the impacts it will have on the career of an individual. In most occasions students trying to match their career choices to their abilities and talent lack the platform to do so. Career choice is a challenging trend that is witnessed globally. Many high school students end up choosing the wrong career in the matric due to lack of information of what the career entails. As such most choices are based on the preference of the parents and other external factors that does not reflect on the capabilities and ...

ABSTRACT

Higher education costs have increased greatly in the last thirty years, in part because of increased federal and state spending and growing enrollments. In the recent recession, though, high unemployment and student debt among graduates have raised questions whether a four-year degree is still worth the investment. In certain fields, particularly science and technology, university graduates will have higher lifetime incomes than those with high school diplomas, but this is not the case for those with liberal arts degrees. Universities have been reluctant to change their policies in an era of reduced public spending, despite government demands for lower costs, ...

- The information provided in the Statistical Abstracts of the United States Census Bureau demonstrates a peculiar variation in the levels of students. This is based on the diverse ethnic lines that exist in this country. From the data given the section of high school level graduates amongst blacks and whites presents a situation which has developed over time. For instance, in the earlier years of 1970, the disparity between white high school graduates and the black graduates was so high. In this period, white’s graduates from high school were 54.5 whereas the black’s counterparts were only 31.4. This ...

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This literature review investigates the aspect of higher education retention among Native Americans. Areas covered include persistence rates among students, higher education funding, change in careers goals and aspirations, Indian race/ethnicity, changed perceptions, regarding college life, and the challenges associated with integrating into higher education. Other aspects that will be addressed in this literature review include retention and student success, equitability of the US education system, and Native American values. Keywords: Retention, Higher Education, Education funding, Diversity and culture, Education System, Factors influencing higher education, Native American

A Literature Review on Key Issues

The issue of higher education retention is a major subject in academic ...

Today's education system has forever changed the way young men and women go about their academic and work careers. In earlier eras, students would enter the job world immediately after school, and many colleges and universities were out of reach for lower and middle-class Americans. However, now that the job market has become much more competitive, the American academic experience has dictated that students go directly to college after graduating high school. While this is now the norm, it is not the ideal: students experience burnout, and they do not get valuable life experience that they need to survive ...

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” –Albert Einstein

A college degree is necessary to have the ability to compete in the job market nowadays. I believe in the idea that the more education a person has, the better that person fares in the labor market. However, it was observed by Wessel and Banchero (2012), that the idea that “almost every generation has had substantially more education that that of its parents” is no longer true among the Americans; that is, the They asserted that the education slowdown (or declining number of Americans obtaining 4-year college degree primarily due to high private costs of education) poses a threat to the ...

Demographics of US Medical Students

Total Medical School Enrollment in the US in 2006 According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (2012a), there were a total of 72, 898 enrollees in American medical colleges in 2006. Of these, 35, 397 were female and 37, 501 were male. These statistics did not involve the students whose degrees were revoked, who did not complete the fifth pathway, who completed the fifth pathway, who never enrolled, who were deceased, and who withdrew, were dismissed or were graduated.

In Texas, there were a total of 4, 260 enrollees in U.S. medical colleges in 2006 and of these, 2, ...

Introduction

High schools education is very important to the life of every child in the world. High school education and experience is critical to children because it enable them to think critical and creatively before making decisions. After finishing high school students are able to synthesize, hypothesize and analyze any information given to them at ease. Therefore, the single most important purpose of high school education is to produce well rounded graduates who are career-ready. Being career-ready is the most important purpose of high as it enhances a smooth transition of student from young men and women to adulthood without any ...

This essay examines the merits of tests taken by many of our High School students in order to qualify for entry to college or university. There has been much criticism of the tests that have been operated in almost half of the States of the U.S. Are they effective? Are they necessary? Do the students in States that impose such tests do better than those in States that don’t have such tests? Are the tests focusing on the right skills? Or should the focus be instead on raising the standards of education – especially in English and Math – throughout ...

Introduction

The biggest reward a parent can give his/her child is preparing the child for the life in college and life after school. This is an important parental task, however it is not easy to achieve. The transition from high school to college to adulthood can be made perfect if a child is brought up in a good background. Close parental supervision is required for a child to make a good transition from a child to a responsible and productive adult in the society. In the United States majority of high school students are below the age of 18 yrs and they are considered children. While in ...

Article Review:

‘REAL Camp: A School–University Collaboration to Promote Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities Among High School Students’ by David A. Walker, Portia M. Downey & Judy Cox-Henderson

The question posited by the article, by no doubt, touches on one of the fast emerging issues in United States of America. By trying to assert the reasons for post-secondary school education enrolment, other than the conventional fiscal and time-related reasons, is a well thought-out idea by the authors of the article; David A. Walker, Portia M. Downey, Judy Cox-Henderson. In most cases, reasons relating to the enrolment in post-secondary institutions by high-school graduates are ...

Crime remains to be the most important issue on the national and international agenda according to many polls. This has been witnessed by the United States commitment to end crime and terrorism that has resulted to diplomatic problems between the United States, Iraq and Afghanistan. People of all races are concerned about the safety of their lives and property. It’s the wish of all mankind that governments, legislators and law enforcers develop an effective and efficient strategy to ensure safety for all by reducing crime rates.

Crime statistics are important and many international organizations such as the United ...