How many people on Yahoo Answers actually have a college education?

Question

What kind of degree do you hold? If you dont have a college education, are you planning on continueing your education? What is your field of major that you are hoping to be educated? How do you plan on paying for your education?
I meet many students who work 2 jobs and go to school full time, I dont understand why so many kids are dropping out. What can we do as educators to help you stay in college?

Answer 1

I admire the fact that as an educator, you seem to truly want young people to be educated.
What I see today, is that many people hold degrees, but very few are educated.
I didn't finish my degree to be a mom, but I still believe that I am "educated"
I know many college students-we live in a college town and it appears that a college education is more of a diploma mill than an educational experience.
I am not bitter about my lack of a degree, I am sad that so many of these young graduates are simply not getting their money's worth.--They copy papers off the Internet, many classes are on line, I just don't "get"it--and I'm not THAT old

Answer 2

I completely agree with Smpl1969 and Heinz M. My first degree was a BA w. 3 majors(Eng/Ling/CanStudies). Next came TESOL and after that an MEd. I have taught immigrants for many years and then I switched to ESL teacher training. I loved teaching but I decided to retire at 53 mostly due to institutional politics. I don't know what the answer is to your question but from my perspective, it seems that students today are confusing education with job training even though the two don't have to be mutually exclusive. Marks seem to be everything and the moral compass has shifted to such a degree that cheating is now seen as a sport. If you look at some of the questions posted on here about how to cheat, best cheating sites, essays for sale...it seems that studying has now become an alien concept. Another phenomenon evident on this board is the attack on teachers based on the "a good defense is a good offense" in getting away with bad behaviour, lack of effort and lack of a work ethic. A lot of my student teachers were from Asian countries where memorization (and cheating) are the norm. They were always shocked when the exams I designed were not multiple choice or definitions but critical thinking questions. However, in the end they were won over by the concept of actually understanding and I have great hope that at least a few of them will try to change the system.

Answer 3

I have a BA and a BEd. I fully believe that people put too much emphasis on the BA or BSc, when in reality these degrees are equally worthless without something else. What people need to do is to take the time while they are doing a BA or BSc to decide what they are interested in. Take classes that interest them, and major in a subject that makes them happy. This will help you decide what you should do. My degree is in Theatre and English, and I realized while doing it that I needed to be in a job that is creative and structured at the same time. I love kids, so teaching was what I decided on. People drop out because they feel like the bachelor's degree is pointless, and for some it may be. It is the emphasis that people put on university and the pressure they feel to go into it right after highschool, not giving them time to decide what direction they want to go in. My parents had saved a lot for my education, and I payed for the rest with student loans. My parents make too much for me to get one when I first started, but by the time I needed one (fourth year) I was old enough and had lived away from home long enough that I was able to apply independantly.

Answer 4

I'm in college right now. It won't be long now until I'm done. I was one of those students who worked 40 hours between 2 jobs while going to school full-time. But I was also dropping classes left and right. I had to decide that college was more important than financial independence and quit those jobs. Now I sub when I am available and am going full steam ahead with my degree.

Answer 5

I have a BA in English with a Minor in Secondary Education. I also have a MS in School Counseling.

Students probably can't handle the amount of "social" activities that are thrust apon them in college. At home, they are forced to study, forced to come home at a certain time. In college it's more like "Sweet! My professor doesn't have an attendance policy!!!"

I think every high school should force Seniors to take a class called "College Survival". It should cover EVERYTHING, from courses to finanial matters, social activities, binge drinking, drugs, and sex. It shouldn't be a "don't do that" kind of class, but one that just keeps things realistic...are you going to get drunk? Yes. Are you going to run up a phone bill talking to your girlfriend three states away? Yes. Are you going to smoke pot? Probably. Are you going to skip classes? Yup...but here's how to "survive" and "succeed"...

Answer 6

I have a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics which I earned on a four year full ride academic scholarship to a top western U.S. university. I worked part time the entire time I was in college. Currently, I am a full time high school mathematics teacher working part time on my Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, also on a full ride scholarship to my new university. I plan on either continuing to get a doctorate, specialist, administrator's, or law degree as well. I haven't decided which course I want to take with my life yet, but I'm only 22. I have time.

Your question about drop out rates is a good one. It is a serious problem. I think that as educators (since I am one now) we need to make our lessons incorporate more learning styles. The traditional style of teaching doesn't work with this generation of students. It didn't work with mine either. It really hasn't been working for a while. So many kids have access to computers, video games, televisions, etc. They need more visual and kinesthetic learning environments. Just copying notes from a teacher in a monotone voice is not going to help them learn. It makes lesson planning take more time and more difficult to come up with lessons like this, but I have talked to several of my students who decided to not drop out this year, because they wanted to come to my class. They told me it was for one of two reasons. One, they'd never had a math class that was fun and they learned at the same time. Two, they had never had a teacher care about them enough as individuals to try to help them and encourage them.

Hope that helps!

Answer 7

it is tough to assert because of the fact i think of you get an exceedingly huge spectrum of folk at right here. each little thing from junior intense college little ones up by people in there 50's and above. whether i think of that in case you pass into the politics section the standard training is approximately 2d grade - they could have extra education than that yet they nonetheless act like 8 365 days olds.

Answer 8

I have a B.A. in secondary education with an endorsement in Language Arts (Literature and Grammar). I have an M.A. in Special Education K-12

Answer 9

I am in college right. At first, I wanted to become a doctor, I changed to nurse, changed to pharmacy and now, I'm thinking about Dentist. I feel like I'm wasting my time though because I'm having a heart attack thinking what if I fail this class or this class?

I'm thinking about dropping this april, But I'm not so sure.

Answer 10

BA in Poly Sci/History minor
TCP in High School Social Studies
MA in US History


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