Zayvier Moodie Dr. Mason Engl1101-015 31 October 2013 A Perfect tor! "es#onse $%e #roble!

s of &ndergrad&ate ed&cation %as to do 'it% st&dents and instr&ctors in o&r ever c%anging society. (nstr&ctors carry t%e b&rden of ed&cating st&dents '%ile vying for )ob sec&rity* better 'ages* and contin&ed researc% in t%eir field. $%ey also %ave to ad)&st to t%e c&rrent generation of &ndergrad&ate st&dents. t&dents today are co!ing fro! a syste! t%at does not ade+&ately #re#are t%e! for 'or, on a college level. Add to t%at t%e econo!ic diffic&lties of o&r c&rrent ti!e #eriod. t&dents are so concerned 'it% finances and #ers#ective )obs* t%ey no longer %ave t%e !otivation or ti!e for collegiate st&dy. As stated by "ic%ard Ar&! and -osi#a "o,sa ./5 #ercent of &ndergrad&ates de!onstrated no i!#rove!ent in critical t%in,ing* co!#le0 reasoning* and 'riting s,ills in t%e first t'o years of college* and 31 #ercent s%o'ed no #rogress in fo&r years2 34enton 15. $%is is a #roble!. (nstr&ctors are no longer staying at one instit&te6 instead t%ey teac% at !&lti#le locations and !ay %ave !ore t%an t%e average a!o&nt of classes. $%is is done to s&##le!ent an inade+&ate 'age. 7o'ever6 in trying to !a,e !ore !oney t%e +&ality of instr&ction given by an over'%el!ed #rofessor in di!inis%ed. 8&rt%er degradation occ&rs d&e to a lac, of )ob sec&rity. Professors care !ore abo&t a good satisfaction s&rvey ,ee#ing t%e! e!#loyed t%an #ro#er instr&ction. 8or st&dents going to college %as beco!e less of an acade!ic endeavor. (t %as beco!e a #lace to ac+&ire t%e credentials to obtain a good #aying )ob. $%e c&rrent generation of &ndergrad&ates do not see %o' !&c% of t%e c&rric&la can be &sed to acco!#lis% t%is and do )&st eno&g% to #ass. As a res&lt t%ey %ave !ore ti!e to foc&s on t%e !any e0tra c&rric&lar activities &sed to attract #ers#ective st&dents. Anot%er contrib&ting factor is t%e ill #re#aredness of st&dents for college level 'or,. 9%en a fres%!an arrives for t%e first year t%ey are often over'%el!ed. 4eca&se of t%is college #rofessors red&ce t%e standard at '%ic% t%ey grade f&rt%er di!inis%ing t%e acade!ic e0#erience.

Moodie 2 t%ese t'o #ers#ectives #resent !any +&estions and #rovo,e !any ideas of %o' to resolve t%e! individ&ally. %o'ever one #roble! co!#o&nds t%e ot%er so fi0ing one 'ill only !a,e t%e ot%er 'orst. ( believe t%e econo!y and t%e develo#!ent of social !edia %as c%anged t%e :eitgeist of t%e c&rrent era. $%erefore finding a sol&tion to t%is con&ndr&! 'ill re+&ire &s to ada#t by t%in,ing o&tside of o&r co!fort :one.