Quick Write
Why does the essay of your topic matter? What are the larger implications or consequences? What should your reader take away from your essay?
So What? Saying Why it Matters
The “so what?” helps the reader understand what the larger implications or consequences of the topic are.
Midterm Presentations
Keep presentations between 3 to 5 minutes.
Quick Write
Does college still matter? Why or why not. Comment below this post.
Group Work
We had two readings for this week. We are going to split up the readings and work in groups to figure out the main takeaways, important points, and necessary examples we need to remember.
- Chapter 13 (“Don’t Make Them Scroll Up: Entering Online Conversations) (166-175)
- Liz Addison’s “Two Years are Better Than Four” (365)
You will have ten minutes to figure out the main points. Pick a scribe, and presenter. Write the points up on the board. The presenter will have 3 minutes to explain the main points.
- What argument is Addison responding to?
- Addison discusses her own education experience as part of the argument. What role does this use of autobiographical narrative play in her argument?
- Does college still matter?
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Yes. College matters, it provides a healthly learning environment that pushes you towards a career that you want. Along with many tools to improve and enhances skills that you already have.
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I agree with you because college helps you get to your career and it shows light on the skill set you already have and want to gain.
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Yes I agree because college will teach you many skill that you can use for a job such as communication and time management.
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College still matters because most jobs require a college education, and will even give you a pay increase for the amount of college education you have. Without a college education, your job selection can be slim, and will probably pay less than a job that requires a college education. College is also a place to find yourself, who you are, meet new people, friends, and you get to find what you’re interested in and what u want to do with your life.
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I agree.
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Yes , I agree, many jobs that do pay better do require a college education . And a place where you can find what you really want to do.
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I agree with you, college is more than just lectures and exams. College is the place where you are given the opportunity to discover yourself and to discover a future occupation that interests you.
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I disagree with the point that your job selection can be slim and will probably pay less because I don’t think that its only education you need for a high paying good job. sometimes its about who you know and how well they value you for you to actually be allowed to get that job. but I do agree with the fact that college is a place to find yourself and meet new people and to grow.
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I believe that college does still matter because of your career goal. Anybody can get a job, but if you want to be a doctor you can’t just decide I will be a doctor and get a job as a doctor you must be qualified for that position. You need college to make it further in life to be able to become financially stable with a job that needs certain degrees.
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I agree when you say that people need a college degree to go further in life. It is also very true that you gain a certain amount of financial stability when you have a job that required a degree.
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College does matter and is a vital element into growing and understanding more topics we will need in the future. It helps us challenge different skills we have to better
ourselves. It shows our persistency and effort into a task we have been given.
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College does matter and one reason why is because we can have better writing skills and math skills. The are also many careers that require certain skills and college prepares us for what’s to come.
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Yes, college still matters. With college you will get knowledge you need for your future. Also, Many companies want someone with with a degree and college education .
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why do you think many companies or jobs ask for a college degree?
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I think college still matters because with an education the possibilities are unlimited. You get a better chance at the different things in the world that you can accomplish and you become more knowledgable. by going to college you have a better chance of getting a better paying job over someone who has no educational background.
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College still matters because many employment opportunities are only available to people with college degrees. College is also a learning experience that allows people to find what they really care about. Going to college also makes citizens more aware of the world around them, and it also allows them to be more critical thinking.
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College does still matters. The reason why is because it gives us better understanding on what you are studying for. For example in nursing when going to school and taking anatomy it teaches you about the human body.
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I agree, I think college expands our knowledge for the career choice we want to do.
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I believe that college still matters because throughout the process of college, you are learning new information all the time and you are discovering new things about yourself and I feel like that is very important for everyone to try to do. College offers the opportunity to better yourself and to learn useful skills that will help you in your future. College gives you the opportunity to create your future on whatever you want to do for the rest of your life.
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Nice job, good points
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Yes I think college is important ,but not for financial reason I think it’s important because it teaches us students how to think and expand our knowledge. It will help a person give a opinion on a topic and have a creditable source.That’s a think that’s lot of people don’t have now a days
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I think college still matters. Let’s just imagine that we decided to remove college. How will we have higher education? Are we going to restructure high school into some form of higher education? How will we grow technologically, no one will be continuing education and studies in countless fields. It would be up to the people currently in the field to continue and they would have to attract people to that field if they wanted it to continue into the future.
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It depends on the individual. College is an excellent resource for anyone to improve their education and better their career. But college definitely isn’t needed to be successful or educated. With infinite access to information because of the internet as well apprenticeships, there is now a plethora of ways to acquire a good education and success, if one is determined enough.
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