Nathan Heller elaborates on the online education factor of learning. MOOCs are designed to ensure that students are staying engaged in the coursework by throwing them into comprehension and collaboration through discussion tasks. I will use this article to show how online engagement outside of the classroom time helps students achieve and retain more information through constant repetition. (“Laptop U”)

Students are constantly thinking about their studies and broadening their knowledge.

This is not to say that classroom sessions should be eliminate from the college education system. Rather, I believe that the ideal blend of in and out of classroom time will perfect the students' minds and translate successfully into their field by being more knowledgeable, flexible, opportunistic, etc.

Online courses provide more interaction and engagement into the class, which seems to be the ultimate goal so that the students pass with great understanding and knowledge for their profession. By offering lower cost courses online, students will be able to learn with a more extensive rate with access to a lot of information on the spot that will help them succeed, and be able to save out of college instead of finding themselves having to pay off college debt.

Rebecca Mead writes that college degrees translate into proficiency in the workplace. Moreover, she explains that starting salary is almost always higher for those entering a career field after college because the job is more likely to require specificity- the knowledge and practice associated with a college major of study. I will use this article to demonstrate the different types of degree options that are available and explain their correlation to the workplace. (“Learning by Degrees”)

After in depth studying in the business major, the student will be thrown into the work place immediately because he/she has been made proficient in their area.

Malcolm Gladwell discusses the academic and cognitive requirement associated with attending college. He acknowledges that one gains more knowledge the more that they practice at something, and includes that the college environment involves a lot of personalized decision making that takes cognitive thinking. I will use the article in order to paint a perspective on how the college transition is not the same as high school; college is an entirely new world. (“Most Likely to Succeed”)

More benefits for more attributes

It is important to set yourself apart from the other candidates for the position you're seeking so that you give them a reason to choose you over somebody else.

We gain more knowledge after we practice.

Studying as well as indulging in outside information to strengthen your understanding

College courses are tricky, but because the professor is an expert in that field it makes sense why they can breeze through the material. How do we retain the information? Being attentive, involved in the class discussion, and having an interest in learning.

Specific feedback from an accredited professor; learning is centralized and tailored to best fit the major/minor instead of many subjects at one time.

The college environment provides a lot of individuality and flexibility in how one learns. It also requires a lot personalized decision making.

Just by having a degree doesn't mean you'll perform better; it merely demonstrates more specialization.

ACT/SAT scores, GPA may not be only predictors for college success; many unforeseen factors.

This is able to be related to the first transition into selecting a course of study at the university level that is not taught in depth, or maybe even at all, at the high school level.

Successful attributes

new environment and atmosphere in college

Good analogy to studying in college for good grades

College education versus high school

Read and respond to a situation/scenario correctly is what recruiters look for

Read and respond to a situation/scenario correctly is what recruiters look for

Who fits the means? Which candidate proves to be able to contribute within the parameters that the school (or job site) has?

Important to bring in people how can get the job done, which is more effective with more education (more time spent in study at a college or university)

Maintaining a job is crucial, and constant research (bettering your understanding of effectively contributing and completing your tasks in the work environment) is important so that you can't be easily predictable to somebody; you have to set yourself apart and show how you're different.

Not everything that you have to offer is evident. For instance, consideration of other characteristics and qualities are significantly important to job consideration. In the college aspect, attending college shows ambition.

This can be tied back to the education principle of going to college and getting the degree that demonstrates your specialization towards something specific, which can show your effectiveness/capability over another.

Why does Wallace mention this in his piece? What is the significance to him that he specifically mentions the two kids, who happen to be black, in the group? What race are the other kids?

This is intriguing to note because once the fair starts nobody would be able to imagine the fairgrounds only being half-prepared for the fair.