Hmong Language Barriers

Community colleges require some students to take remedial classes due to low standardized test scores; however, this requirement harms undergraduates more than it benefits them. Remedial classes are non-credit courses, which means that the students being forced to take them are not receiving any credit for their work. Ironically, undergraduates must pay for courses that may not even be necessary. In “Revamping Community Colleges to Improve Graduation Rates,” Alina Tugend (2016) states, “Four years of data have shown that those who were placed in the higher-level classes ‘were succeeding just as well as those who had to go through development,’ Mr. Oakley said” (para. 17). If undergraduates are doing just as well in higher-level classes as those going through developmental classes, the remedial classes seem to be of little significance.

But even when they didn’t learn English themselves, their children grew up speaking it. Thousands of first-generation Americans still strive to learn English, but others face reduced educational and career opportunities because they have not mastered this basic skill they need to get ahead. According to the 1990 census, 40 percent of the Hispanics born in the United States do not graduate from high school, and the Department of Education says that a lack of proficiency in English is an important factor in the drop-out rate. People and agencies that favor providing services only in foreign languages want to help people who do not speak English, but they may be doing these people a disservice by condemning them to a linguistic ghetto from which they cannot easily escape.

Increasing school hours would also expand the number of students with depression due to school because it’s proven with statistics that students don’t enjoy being at school. Statistics of regular length school day shows that that students don’t feel positive toward school such as” The survey started with an open-ended question: “How are you feeling?” To which most of the students—75 percent—responded with negative emotions. “. Increasing the length of a school day would only increace the percentage of students who respond negatively to school.

Some students enter community college with little knowledge of the courses, and for this reason, the students enroll in classes that may be unnecessary. As a result, financial aid could be wasted on classes that are not pertaining to the undergraduate’s major. A community college professor spoke of what it is like for students to have little guidance and ways to correct the problems they face. Tugend notes, “‘It is a very complicated environment for students, and they received less advice than at any selective college,’ Professor Bailey said.

Students who don 't have to take standardized tests will not have as much stress as students who take theses tests. According to Bill Maxwell, who did research, “Each year, thousands of high school students stress out as they prepare to take the SAT or ACT tests to get into college. Many researchers suggest that the singular

Recent studies on adults who didn’t attend college show that ”Two-thirds of those who do not end up enrolling college believed during high school that college was in their futures, but realities like the high price of college often impeded this goal”(Rebecca Klein). In other words tuition costs, low GPAs, and the fear of college being to difficult, petrifies high school seniors into not even applying for colleges. Therefore colleges would benefit those scared to apply by lowering tuition costs and/or lowering standards. Regardless of your excuses to not go to college, you should want to better yourself and in doing that find college alternatives. In order to have a higher paying job, have your dream career, and have more job opportunities ,you should attend a college that you would benefit from.

Why four-year college is a waste of time, energy, and money A four-year college is a waste of time, energy, and money because most professors teach you information that is outdated upon graduation. Students have been fooled into believing they could be somebody, often by ex-hippies with kale scented flatulence. But students are in for a rude awakening in the field of work. The United States labor market has left students either underemployed or jobless in positions that do not fully use their potential skills and knowledge that they learned in college.

However, for practicing English, more than half of them do not perform well (Rohaizat, 2009). It is assumed that it is challenging for students because most of them have their own language of their race. Furthermore, due to nativisation of phonology and mixing with local languages, many authorities started to highlight on the falling standards of English language competency among Malaysians. Thus, the English language

Also, in another study it was pointed out that only 38% of the new nursing graduates had acquired the expected competencies including the ability to make correct clinical judgments [11]. One of the reasons behind academic underachievement and failure can be attributed to the students’ study skills and learning weaknesses [12]. Another reason behind such a phenomenon can be the students’ low self-efficacy. Besides influencing the students’ motivation, self-efficacy influences the learners’ endeavor, perseverance and the time spent for learning [13]. Approximately a quarter of the young population is at the verge of academic failure risk and the other behavioral problems which may subsequently arise [14].

As seen with the video titled “The Race of Life” students who have both parents in their home are automatically given an advantage in school than those who are raised by single parent households (Section 2/14/18). This inhibits how many students receive education about how to participate in democracy, leaving them unable to engage in even the simplest civics related discussions. Students who are not wealthy receive unfair education to those who are. This inherent inequality is best stated in Richard Rothstein’s piece where he describes the different reasons students can be performing badly in school simply because of the socioeconomic status they were born into.

Quite the contrary, all parents in the study wanted the best for their children; however, middle class families had availability to resources and knowledge that working class and poor parents simply could not provide. This was most apparent in chapter 13 as the author revisits the children and interviews them, post-high school graduation. Middle class children, who had the continual guidance of their parents, often went on to college. In contrast, lower income children relied on schools as their channel towards college; while for some this was effective, many of the children in the study failed to continue on to higher education. This was intensified with children in the lowest income bracket.

Therefore, there would be a need to learn the reasons why this student population has a high attrition rate, difficulty adjusting to college life and reasons why they underutilize the counseling center (Scholl, 2006). I will also need to understand how First Nation/Native Americans form their identities, the various ways and levels they acculturate, and the various family structures and spiritual traditions that are particular to Native American tribal cultures (Sue & Sue, 2013) •

According to Derek Bok, incoming freshmen enter college “deficient in their ability to communicate” (Bok, 2006, 67). While it seems as though they should have been learning and practicing this during primary and secondary schooling, the burden of strengthening these abilities falls on universities. To teach students how to compellingly speak and write requires additional time and effort from faculty, as well as financial resources. Though not an easy goal to accomplish, communication skills are vital in the workforce. In Simon and Banchero’s article “Putting a Price on Professors,” 30% of employers did not think their new college graduates had sufficient writing abilities (Simon & Banchero, 2010, 3).

This also inhibits their success on standardized tests and college readiness simply because they might not have the time to practice concepts or ask questions to understand testing material. Another key issue with economically disadvantaged students is the lack of parental support and guidance on the significance of studying at home. Many of the parents of economically disadvantaged kids did not obtain a higher level of education, which may impact their ability to help their kids, and worse, their ability to pass on the motivation needed for their kids to succeed in school. In addition, they could also be

My reaction was quite shocking and very open minded. For my own understanding I imagined if I were experiencing this situation. My reaction to all this would be more of an emotional feeling, such as vulnerable and lonely. Having to leave your small village and adapt to the United States is a huge difference of adaptation. A person has to adjust to the traditions here and the lifestyle a person lives by.