What’s on the mind of most high school seniors throughout their final year of high school? For most its college, and many of those students do not have a clue about what they are about to get themselves into. In today’s society, a college education is a vital step in getting yourself into a good career. But one author argues otherwise. Pharinet the author of the essay “Is college for Everyone” states that college is not for everyone and you do not need college to be successful in society. Pharinet gets the point across by giving specific reasons as to why college is not for everyone. Pharinet begins the essay by asking a simple question “More and more students are enrolling in two and four year schools, but why?” The author states …show more content…
Pharinet then brings up the fact that many students are not ready for the financial challenges such as the cost of food, rent, gasoline, spending money, and other supplies besides books. As for the academic reasons Pharinet says that some students do not have the desire to learn. The author then points out that there are many other options besides college. Students could attend a trade school or take a year or so off to consider who you are and what you want to do with their life. Pharinet uses specific examples to make the argument to her target audience, whom are the parents that are contemplating sending their kids to college and students getting ready to graduate high school. While many people who read this will probably disagree with her that not all students should go to college, Pharinet is still successful in defending her argument by giving reasons like the academic and financial challenges of college. This allows her readers to see that some students can easily get in over their heads. Another thing that society tells us is that college is needed to be successful and have a high paying career. Pharinet counters this by explaining to her audience that there are countless numbers of people who have found careers that don’t require a …show more content…
Granted Pharinet gives multiple examples and refutations, her argument was not as strong as it could have been. An example would be “C’s get degrees.” One of her students told her, and she says that’s the mentality among college students. Just because one student said that doesn’t mean his/her voice speaks for all students. Pharinet uses an authoritative tone and word choice that is very firm and to the point, that really plays your emotions “Not everyone should attend college. It is OK to say this!” or “There are too many students enrolled in school who simply don’t belong there.” By her word choice it sounds like she is yelling at the audience which may turn off some readers, instead she should present more opposition. A final argument that could be made that would strengthen the authors positon would be that she could have chosen better examples of careers that do not require a college education. Firemen, police officers, military, and skilled trades such as electricians or plumbers are all better examples than the ones cited. Overall, the argument Pharinet makes in “Is College for Everyone?” is effective because she can back up her belief that college is not for everyone by giving specific examples that are clear for her
Larry Cuban's’ persuasiveness The percentage of U.S students in the age 18-24 enrolled in college has increased from 35 percent in 2000 to 41 percent in 2010, and according to The Washington Post, only 27 percent of college graduates have a job related to their degrees. Forbes.com states that as many as 60 percent of college graduates struggle to find jobs in their field. Larry Cuban debates where college graduates go when they graduate. The article “Why everyone shouldn't go to college” is republished by Valerie Straus, for The Washington Post, and Cuban uses both ethos and logos throughout the article to emphasize his points and persuade the readers, which he does well.
After analyzing the two articles, both authors share their opinions about college, but they have different beliefs towards college. Deborah Lieberman believes college is very important, she thinks college is necessary to be valued in life. However, Bird feels that college in not necessary because it is not worth the time and money that is spent. Lieberman says that education is an investments that pays off, because adults with a college education are best likely to get hired than those with a high school diploma. Bird, on the other hand, says that a college diploma no longer opens vocational doors, because people from the past were able to do the job without a higher education.
Not going to college is second class” (Schlack 4). The basis of Schlack’s argument is to elucidate the reasons to which students grow up with the idea that college is their only option because they are told that it will land them a superb job, and thereupon earn more
Is college for everyone? This question that most high/college students have asked themselves some time in their life. Pharinet evaluates this notion in his blog posted in 2007 on AssociatedContent.com “Is College for Everyone” in which she uses her experience, logic, emotion and reasoning as a college professor to identify the issues and answer the question, “is college for everyone? Many individuals believe that obtaining a college degree is needed in order for success to be obtained.
Should everyone not go to college? According to Larry Cuban, District superintendent, and professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, Everone should not go to college. Sounds odd coming from someone who went to college and currently teaches at a University. To persuade the reader, Cuban uses facts and statistics in order to hopefully prove his claim and explain to the reader why he is right. However, the main factors he uses are facts and statistics, which in my opinion, are not persuasive at all, and is just information.
The Greek Philosopher Aristotle identified “The years between puberty and age twenty-one as the formative time for mind and character.” It was customary for young Greek men to attend a series of lectures that resembled our notion of a college “course”(Delbanco 36). Aristotle is a believer of education and the power it has on the development of the young mind. Likewise, he believes college is a place to establish one’s character. Caroline Bird’s essay, “Where College Fails Us,” definitely does not correlate with the opinion of Aristotle.
In her article “Is College for Everyone?” blogger and college professor Pharinet discusses the value of a college education and debates whether or not it is worth it to pursue a continued education. The author’s purpose for writing this article is to attempt to change a popular societal opinion that it is necessary to attend college in order to succeed. She argues that there are students that are often not prepared for the challenges and responsibilities of attending college, but attend simply because they are expected to. She challenges the idea that “college is for everyone” and encourages college students to question how beneficial a college education is for them personally. Organization:
The authors’ emphasis on “on average” is very effective at showing how their point makes sense and why it should be taken into consideration. I found the way that the authors focused on the minority more than the majority was skillfully effective at showing how some career paths do not require a college education and that the return in investment would not be worth the cost. Throughout their argument I found the writers to mostly use Logos and Ethos in their writing. The Logos is evident by the way they use statistics and the Ethos by how they state telling someone the only way to be successful is to go to college is a disservice. This is effective at making the reader think about how this should affect the decision of going to college and whether they should push someone to go to
“On average, college graduates make significantly more money over their lifetime than those without a degree… What gets less attention is the fact that not all college degrees or college graduates are equal. ”(pg.208 para. 1) Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill are senior researchers at Brookings’ Center on Children and Families, Sawhill is also a senior fellow in economics study at Brookings’. Owen and Sawhill authored the essay, “Should everyone go to College?” The authors use a wide variety of rhetorical devices in the essay, including ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade their audience to take another look at whether college is the right choice for them.
“3 Reasons College Still Matters” by Andrew Delbanco 3) “Surely, every American college ought to defend this waning possibility, whatever we call it. And an American college is only true to itself when it opens its doors to all - the rich, the middle, and the poor - who have the capacity to embrace the precious chance to think and reflect before life engulfs them. If we are all serious about democracy, that means everyone.” 4) In this part of the writing Andrew Delbanco tries to persuade his audience by using the pattern of logic that agrees with the overall argument but also considers another striking point of view to strengthen the argument (While these arguments are convincing, they must also consider…).
College Isn’t for Everyone "By telling all young people that they should go to college no matter what, we are actually doing some of them a disservice" (Owen). This quote from “Brookings Paper: Is College a Good Investment” goes into detail about how college isn’t for everyone. By educators, parents, and authority figures telling graduating high school seniors that college is necessary, they are limiting the potential of that student’s true skills. College isn’t right for everyone and not everyone wants to go to college.
“Is College the best option why or why not discusses the controversial issue of whether college is important or not. On one hand, while some argue that college is very important. Stephanie Owens and Isabel Sawhill writers of article “Should Everyone Go to College” asserts that we may be doing a disservice by telling all young people that college is the best option. Owens feels that college may be of service to some people, but not the best option for everyone.
For these reasons, college is not as beneficial as it is played out to
Why People Should Not Go to College People should not go to college because is difficult to find out what career choice as a result of the inexperience and little information, the potential loans are overwhelming, and the huge necessity to start working immediately after school. In fact, many high school students go to college because it is expected of them, but that is not a good reason to go. If the students are facing pressure from their parents, friends, or teachers to attend college, but they do not feel ready. A person who wants to attend college should not take on such a large financial and time commitment just to please other people. College is expensive, and it does not make sense to spend money on a college degree if they are unsure of their path.
What is a college education? What is it meant for? Are too many high school graduates attending a four-year post-secondary education? James Adams said, “There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.”