Wednesday, seniors from Forestview High School came to have class with us. Our writing into the day was on what we value about going to college, and what else do you value that seems to be missing from your understanding of college. Since coming to college have to definitely started to value a good education. In high school what we did was primarily for state tests and not really for your personal benefit. In college, what I'm doing to to better my understanding and my knowledge so that I can thrive in the real world and in my future career. Since coming to college I have joined the Alpha Delta Pi chapter and I have met some life long friends. Through ADPi, there are many great opportunities for me to further my leadership skills and in doing so, I can create many networks for my future. The seniors that were in my group haven't experienced college yet so their values were slightly different than mine. They haven't had the opportunities to experience a real college education and all of the opportunities that college has to offer. The majority of my group seemed petrified to go to college because they didn't know what to expect. I was the same exact way but since I have almost finished my freshman year I have a completely different view of college.
I agree with what you said the high school students were saying about how they were petrified to come to college, I felt the same way. Hopefully you put their uneasiness to rest!
ReplyDeleteI agree, my kids were scared about coming to college as well. But I think sharing our stories with them calmed them down a bit. Good post!!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was interesting to meet with the different students from Forestview High School and talk to them about college readiness. They are students who reminded me a lot of myself not to long ago
ReplyDeleteI also thought it was interesting to hear what the high school seniors had to say. In my group all of them valued the freedom and independence from their parents. I got the impression that most of them only valued the good education because they knew they had to.
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