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Cause Of Prerequisite Classes

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When dealing with my topic on, why people contradict prerequisite classes, depending on your opinion there could be different causes of this phenomenon. The cause of the economy is one cause many people blame for the reason of these required classes. When the educational board assigns these extra classes for all undergraduate college students to take that increases the amount of tuition and books each person will need to spend. A "money grab" is what some people consider the reason for these required classes, and in a way, I agree. To convince me that these prerequisite classes are essential for me to succeed, I am going to need a better reason than we will be unprepared without them. This is not a good enough reason, because the majority of …show more content…

As I stated in my magazine article, if the educational system does not want to get rid of these required classes, then one suggestion is to change how we teach these classes. When I think of an English class and what we are learning, I cannot always directly relate the content of what we are learning to my major, accounting. When I have a job in accounting, I highly doubt there will ever be an assignment for me to write a magazine article, academic paper, annotated bibliography, etc. dealing with a topic of my choice. On the other hand, when I am in my accounting career I will have to deal with how to respond to my customers in a professional manner, respond to emails, and other office situations. I will not figure out how to complete these tasks until I actually go into my job. This is one on my solutions. Group students into related majors and come up with a curriculum that will benefit them when they start their career. If I learned these simple tools, I would feel more confident to respond to different situations. Generations nowadays are used to grammar and punctuation in texting, so when we have to convert into a professional writing it can be difficult to remember all of the …show more content…

In one of the essays I read in our book, the author explained how students have always been assigned into groups, and how that is not a good solution. When we are assigned to a group lower than the average for our grade, this defeats us. This makes us believe that we are not smart enough, because we are not learning fast enough. When we are younger, students can be held back a grade to help them improve. When we get into college, we are required to take state tests to determine where we are placed. Ever since I can remember, the educational system has decided how I have learned and what is best for me. When really students are more likely to be better decision makers for

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