Education: What Does It Take?

Education: What does it take?

Education is getting more knowledge and power on a certain topic. A piece of paper from a college saying that you graduated does not mean a thing if you did not earn it and put effort into the degree. Therefore, what if you just skated by and paid whatever it cost to attend that great school then received your diploma. However what is that going to show in the real world once you go to perform you work on the job, nothing what so ever. While in school, you need to put in an all-out effort to get the most out of your education no matter what type of school you are going too. Going to college is much different from high school since you get to specialize in the field that you will have a career in. Overall, you must work towards what you want to obtain, if you do not you are not going to get much out of going to school.

Going to school is a big decision; you do not just want to make it out of the blue. There are many items you want to consider when choosing a school and subject. The main difference between high school and college is that instead of getting a general education you get to specialize in the field that you want to work in. This is a big difference since you get to choose the classes you want to take in college and the degree you want to peruse. Where such as in high school, there were a few choices but it was more like between taking Spanish or French, not taking classes towards a career field. Unless you went to a technical school, then you did get to choose the occupational field you wanted to learn. Technical schools are a great tool for high schoolers to learn a trade properly at a young age. Then if they enjoy the field, they are able to pursue it in college to obtain a degree. In college, you can go for so many different career paths. What's the relevance of the difference you identify between high school and college education?

Once you decide that you are going to go to school and the career field you would like to learn, you are going to have to actually go to school! Rawlings states the following” If you do not put work, time, and sweat into your college education you are not going to get out of it as did the person who did put in the effort!” I truly believe this; you’re going to have work for what you want. Along with it does not matter whether you go to a community college or an Ivy League school, it does not matter on the curriculum, it is you the student. If you just thinking your going to slip by and get a degree you best think again! “Unlike a car, college requires the “buyer” to do most of the work to obtain its value. The value of a degree depends more on the student’s input than on the college’s curriculum.” (Rawlings) This statement that Rawlings made is completely correct in every way possible. If you do not put the work into your college coursework, then