Napolitano 1 Nicole Napolitano Professor Susan Lago English 1100College Writing 16 October 2013 The Alterations In Education In regards

to young adults, have you ever met someone that aims higher then they can shoot? I must admit Im that girl. My dream is to be the owner of a new and improved event planning company. But with a dream like mine, it also includes many years of education as well as many years of experience. I dont like to think of it as a goal that is going to take forever. I like to think of it as a possibility for new adventures along the way. Education determines the future. The general public would not be where they are today without the advancement in education. Most young adults in present day spend countless years in a classroom working hard with the hope of a brighter future. In regards to young adults, is the amount of time spent in a classroom worth it in the long run? In my response: Of course it is! Recent study shows, developing young students who studies in a university develops a higher level of experience. This experience gives an individual that extra step that is needed in order to advance in his or her future profession. A successful college education ensures a job as apposed to a high school graduate. With experience in the field being pursued, the chances of finding a career increases. As Carnevale states in his short essay, Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal, that A Bachelors degree is one of the best weapons a job seeker can wield in the fight for employment and earnings (Carnevale 297). An employer searches for an experienced, educated, candidate that will make their company thrive and worth their time and money. The hours spent in class may be long but those hours will determine how successful an individual could potentially become.

Napolitano 2 I interviewed my mother, Pandie Napolitano, who works as a team manager at the State Farm Insurance Company. When she was hired for her position, she only needed a high school degree, which she had acquired. In order to move up in position, the applicant needed to attain a college degree. State Farm has an education policy. They will send the employee off to college and depending on the grade received, the company will reimburse the student for the tuition they had originally paid. If the college student only maintained a C average grade, then State Farm will only reinburse for 50% and it went accumulated from there. In the long run, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and with cum laude. Its derived from the French dictionary, which means with honors. She has been with the company for twenty-nine years now and is currently in the process of losing her job. State Farm is moving to a different state and caused the unemployment of over eight hundred individuals. The building she resided in held about a thousand people with five floors, now theyre down to two hundred, covering one floor. In Sennetts essay, No Long Term, he expresses a good point about Pandies work situation. He states, Instability is meant to be normal (Sennett 315). The idea of losing a job is relatively normal. Nothing is permanent anymore. Pandie had spent decades at State Farm, working countless hours, putting 150% effort towards her job, and now none of that matters anymore. Even with experience like my mother, she still finds it difficult to find a job that will some what pay as much as her last job. Theres no other choice but start again with a clean slate. The world is constantly changing and adapting to new problems that are arising. With new dilemmas come new adaptations for citizens to follow. There is one particular complication that has prospered over the past few decades, which caused change to not only the work fields but also education. Money. This obstacle is the reason why instability is meant to be normal (Sennett 315). It has knowingly caused the unemployment rate to increase and education almost

Napolitano 3 impossible to complete with a Bachelors degree. All these studies state that education is needed but without money how is it possible for lower and sometimes middle class citizens. Money is the root cause of all these problems. Without money, there is no education and without proper education, there is room for a successful future. Job seekers now expect more out of young adults, which causes the demand for an expansion on education. A well-developed education will ensure a stable outcome where as a high school graduate is unsure about his or her future. I interviewed my father, Vincent Napolitano, whose profession is a plumber/carpenter. Vincent and his brother own their own company and have worked in the field for thirty-five years. His highest educational degree is a high school diploma. With this said, he makes a relatively smaller income then my mother due to the difference in the levels of their education as well as experience. If it were not for my mother, my family would not be where they are today. We live comfortably due to the endless hours my mother has put into education. Sennett and Carnevale failed to mention if the employees were happy with their job. College students spend years on educating themselves for a job that will pay well, but may not be a job that will make them happy in the long run. My mother, who has a bachelors degree, is not happy with her job at State Farm. Meanwhile, my father who has a high school diploma is satisfied and content with his job because it is something that he wants to do. It is possible that Sennett and Carnevale failed to mention happiness because they dont want the reader to know that not all high-paying jobs make you happy. This missing piece of evidence shows how important education is. It seems as though they purposely failed to acknowledge happiness because happiness seems to be irrelevant when talking about education. Some of the wealthier older adults today unknowingly sacrificed happiness for a successful outcome, not only for themselves but also their children and family members. The absence of happiness, in most cases,

Napolitano 4 will not stop an educator from pursing a career that will benefit them in some way, shape, or form. Education is priority; happiness is a bonus. Aim that extra mile; shoot for the basket that was once unreachable. One must keep focus in order to conquer the instability of todays work field. Keeping up with the education will only help in the long run. College may not have an immediate impact but it will eventually catch up and have a positive control in the near future.

Napolitano 5 Works Cited Carnevale, Anthony P. College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal. Writing and Reading Across The Curriculum. Ed. Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard J. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2013, 2011, and 2008. Print Pandie, Napolitano. Personal Interview. 04 Oct 2013. Sennett, Richard. No Long Term: New York and The Corrosion of Character. Writing and Reading Across The Curriculum. Ed. Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard J. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2013, 2011, and 2008. Print Vincent, Napolitano. Personal Interview. 04 Oct 2013.