Why Is It Important To The School Of The Ozarks Students?

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On a more serious note, many students complained that between classes and work, there was no time to enjoy the activities available on campus. Additionally, students felt that the administration did not care for them or consider their interests. For example, during an interview about the school with the U.S. News & World Report, one student stated that ‘“They don’t really listen to what we want. There’s pretty strong feelings among students that they are not as important as they should be. The college is run on donations. Tourists are always coming through. . . . . [Students] feel they are being put on display when they shouldn’t be.”’ Furthermore, in the same interview, the student body president expressed that his four years at School of the Ozarks was best described as “pretty rough” because of the …show more content…

However, at the conclusion of both interviews, the students stated that by the end of 1968, the administration had granted the students more freedoms. Even with the newfound freedoms, the School of the Ozarks students still felt uninvolved and not important. So, why did this specific youth population, filled with complaints, not come together and protest like the student bodies has various other institutions at done in 1968? The answer to the students’ obedience and adherence to rules stemmed from the values the school instilled in students. In 1968, the School of the Ozarks placed a heavy emphasis on the high morals and conduct of students, which contradicted what other higher institutions valued during 1968. A study conducted by the American Council on Education in 1968 surveyed 30,000 college students at over

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