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Sunday, January 1st, 2012
2:13 am	Is College Life More Like A Job, Or even more Like A Vacation? You Decide If your son or daughter is planning on attending college, or is already taking classes, you may must have a talk with them to see if they resemble the situations in the following paragraphs. Today's college campuses through the Usa are gaining the trustworthiness of being an excessive amount of fun. Many students would now like to be on the five-year plan or aspire to be a "professional student". Living On (or off) Campus versus Commuting: As the great majority of scholars signed up for four-year university programs live on or around the college campus, many students attending community colleges continue to remain commuters. This really is starting to change as community colleges expand and have been adding student housing with this particular growth. The data in this article is primarily focused on those students living on or near campus. They appear to sign up in a different lifestyle compared to those that live at home and commute. More Play and fewer Work: Lets consider a typical week within the lifetime of a college student.. You will find 168 hours per week. Our average student is within class for 15 hours each week, studies another 15 hours, sleeps an average of 56 hours and is eating 14 hours for any total of 100 hours. That leaves 68 hours each week of free time, nearly 10 hours each day. So what do our students use those 9 hours and 43 minutes of spare time each day? Many play video games. Others participate in intramural sports. Exercise in the university health club. Watch movies. Go shopping, attend college sporting events, concerts as well as other extracurricular clubs and activities. And lets not forget... socializing and partying. They are usually not accountable for any family or household chores and most students fail to work during the school year. Going to class is optional as long as you pass the exam. Seems like an enjoyable experience, and many students agree. College Campus or Holiday resort: Let consider the facilities the students have at their disposal. Huge gymnasiums, fitness centers, Olympic-size swimming pools, ice rinks, sand volleyball courts, tennis courts, racquetball courts, scuba diving classes, bicycle and roller-blade paths, campus cinemas, music halls, computer labs, libraries and dance studios. For dining they've another wonderful array of choices. Multiple dining halls, all you can eat buffets, ice cream sundae bars, coffee houses, dessert buffets, variety drink stations as well as an assortment of specialty cafe's. They swipe their card and the food appears. Can you say Club Med? Northern Oklahoma College More Work and fewer Play? Maybe our colleges need to begin considering more class some time and some real world experience activities. Our college students could definitely use more university sponsored "on the task training", even if it's without pay. Now I know some programs are tougher than the others, like engineering, public accounting and chemical research. And several programs require a large amount of extra hours, like student teaching for education, but most programs are just classroom, homework and that's it. Our students are graduating with an expensive sheet of paper called a college diploma, but they are lacking the abilities to actually perform the task that they have spent four years in college studying for. There is a massive difference between book knowledge and job experience. They need a lot more from the latter and in all likelihood could get by with less books and theory. In Summary: Could it be any wonder that today's university students are sad once they graduate. They should be excited about the new world they are about to enter. But they're not. The working world, with its 40-60 hour work week is foreign for them. What, no video game breaks? I only get 30 minutes for lunch? I have to show up every day and become on time or I possibly could get fired? Basically don't finish my work, I am expected to stay later? Boy, that is harsh! Somewhere along the line we are failing them. We are providing them with four years of fun and then throwing them directly into the dragon's den of the real life. College ought to be just a little tougher on them plus they might be more looking forward to graduating, getting away from everything studying and being rewarded for their efforts with a paycheck. Northern Oklahoma College Talk with your child about their time in college and ensure they realize that college is less structured compared to real life. If you're able to help them gain real world experience by shadowing someone within their field or getting "on the job" training throughout their summer break or perhaps an internship... do it. The more contact with the significant world your student could possibly get, the greater prepared and successful they will be upon graduation. Don't expect the college to spearhead these endeavors. They'll help, but it is your decision as well as your child to obtain the map and take this road less traveled. You'll be glad you probably did. (Comment on this)
2:12 am	Is College Life A lot more like A Job, Or even more Like A Vacation? You choose In case your child is planning on going to college, or perhaps is already taking classes, you may need to have a talk to these phones see if they resemble any of the situations in this article. Today's college campuses through the Usa are gaining the reputation of being too much fun. Many students would now like to be on the five-year plan or desire to be a "professional student". Living On (or off) Campus versus Commuting: As the great majority of students enrolled in four-year university programs live on or round the college campus, all students attending community colleges still remain commuters. This really is starting to change as community colleges expand and also have been adding student housing with this growth. The data in this article is primarily centered on those students that live on or near campus. They appear to sign up inside a different lifestyle compared to those that live both at home and commute. More Play and Less Work: Lets discuss a typical week within the life of a university student.. You will find 168 hours per week. Our average student is in class for 15 hours every week, studies another 15 hours, sleeps typically 56 hours and it is eating 14 hours for a total of 100 hours. That leaves 68 hours every week of free time, nearly 10 hours every day. What exactly do our students do with those 9 hours and 43 minutes of spare time every day? Many play game titles. Others participate in intramural sports. Exercise in the university health club. Watch movies. Shop, attend college sporting events, concerts as well as other extracurricular clubs and activities. And lets not forget... socializing and partying. They're usually not responsible for any family or household chores and most students do not work throughout the school year. Likely to class is optional so long as you pass the exam. Sounds like an enjoyable experience, and many students agree. College Campus or Holiday resort: Let look at the facilities the students have available. Huge gymnasiums, fitness centers, Olympic-size pools, ice rinks, sand volleyball courts, tennis courts, racquetball courts, diving classes, bicycle and roller-blade paths, campus movie theaters, music halls, computer labs, libraries and dance studios. For dining they have another wonderful array of choices. Multiple dining halls, all you can eat buffets, ice cream sundae bars, cafes, dessert buffets, variety drink stations as well as an range of specialty cafe's. They swipe their card and the food appears. Are you able to say Club Med? Northern Oklahoma College More Work and fewer Play? Maybe our colleges need to begin thinking about more class time and some real life experience activities. Our college students could definitely use more university sponsored "on the task training", even when it is without pay. Now we all know some programs are tougher than the others, like engineering, public accounting and chemical research. And many programs need a lot of extra hours, like student teaching for education, but most programs are just classroom, homework and that is it. Our students are graduating with an expensive sheet of paper known as a college diploma, but they are lacking the abilities to really perform the job they have spent four years attending college studying for. There's a huge difference between book knowledge and job experience. They require a lot more of the latter and probably could get by with less books and theory. To sum up: Is it any wonder that today's university students are sad when they graduate. They should be looking forward to the brand new world they are going to enter. But they are not. The significant world, with its 40-60 hour work week is foreign for them. What, no gaming breaks? I only get Half an hour for lunch? I must appear every single day and become on time or I could get fired? If I don't finish my work, I am expected to stay later? Boy, that's harsh! Somewhere along the line we are failing them. We're giving them four years of fun and then throwing them directly into the dragon's den of the real world. College ought to be a little tougher in it plus they might be more excited about graduating, escaping all that studying and being rewarded for their efforts having a paycheck. Northern Oklahoma College Engage with your child about their time in college and ensure they realize that college is a lot less structured compared to real life. If you can enable them to gain real world experience by shadowing someone within their field or getting "on the job" training during their summer break or perhaps an internship... do it. The more exposure to the significant world your student can get, the greater prepared and successful they will be upon graduation. Don't expect the school to spearhead these endeavors. They'll help, but it is your decision as well as your child to find the map and take this road less traveled. You will be glad you probably did. (Comment on this)