Over the past 30 years in the USA, the value of a college degree has increased dramatically, while, at the same time, the earnings gap between those who hold bachelor's degrees and those who do not has continued to widen
Since the demand for college has increased, that means more first generation college students will make their way to universities and colleges and maybe then the expectations for college will be more discussed to students.
workload and priorities, the explicitness of expectations and assignments, and issues related to communication and problem solving
All of these categories are extremely different from high school and these problems may mostly be the effect of first gen not having an insight about what is expected of them.
mpare, on the one hand, how closely the faculty members' expectations matched the students' responses, and, on the other hand, how closely the first-generation responses matched traditional student
Comparing the expectations between faculty and traditional and first gen students allows people to see what others feel is expected, what they know is expected and what they may not know is expected.
niversity success requires mastery of the ' 'college student" role
Being able to understand what is expected of you before you are actually enrolled and attending classes to be able to succeed is a key factor in what is taught in high school. So the fact that it's reemphasized here just shows how important it is but how absurd it is as well. I hope that makes sense.
new students start with pre-enrollment packages of individual attributes, previous schooling, and family support
These factors aren't necessarily most student's fault so it's unfair that these play a role in how they'll do in the future, hopefully there are ways that this can change.
we hadn’t known was a necessity
new to college world, first gen.
What does he mean, Go?
parents are expected not to help their child during college.
Some support groups and scholarship organizations define the term broadly to be more inclusive
broader can be both good and bad.
To figure out what first generation really means, he said, it’s important to step back and examine the goals of higher education. “What,” he asked, “are we trying to do with the definition?”
it's important that when you identify yourself as first generation, that you are using it because you need it.
Many education experts even use the terms “first gen” and “low income” interchangeably.
it's assumed that if you are first gen you are also come from a low income family.
Conceivably, one can be both first gen and legacy.
there are many variations of a first gen.
neither parent can have a bachelor’s, even if they didn’t raise the child.
some definitions are at disadvantage for students
given rising income inequality and the skills needed to get high-paying jobs, they have intensified their efforts to enroll and lift disadvantaged students.
increase in income inequality calls for increase of efforts
Whether used as code for “low income” or “underprivileged” or as a proxy for affirmative action, the label comes with assumptions: that the student’s parents have little or no experience navigating the academic, financial and cultural barriers to higher education, including an application process that stymies even the most savvy parent.
the definition has a hidden meaning
three different ways: the legislative definition (no parent in the household has a bachelor’s degree) and the two used for research (no education after high school; no degree after high school).
other definitions have formed to accommodate for students
she was given a firm no,
too technical in term and not understanding
These students entered college poor. They left on their way to the middle class and often the upper middle class.
city colleges are pushing people to where they want to go
To some New Yorkers, “City College” is now mostly a byword for nostalgia.
college is an elitist system
Why do we know so little about this really critical function?”
people don't believe it is as important as getting work done.
In 1942, a Gallup poll found that adults slept an average of 7.9 hours per night. In 2013, the average adult had sheared more than an hour off that number. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a third of adults fail to get the recommended seven hours.
average sleep is steadily decreasing but why?
‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead.’
people are pushing themselves too far
An alarming new line of research suggests poor sleep may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s
lack of sleep can effect you in ways you didn't know were related
Preschoolers who skip naps are worse at a memory game than those who snooze
the negative effects of getting little sleep start young
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emphasize diversity positively