Freedom in Choosing College Courses

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Freedom in choosing college courses has raised many views on whether to be granted to the students or not. Over the years, students have been made to take up courses according to the grades they obtained at their high school level. The colleges base their admission of students and the courses they will study according to set specific requirement. Moreover ,the students performing very well in their high school, a good number of them, are forced by the universities to study the courses they view are according to their performance. Students when given the freedom to choose the courses to study, they will choose what is not a burden to them, but a challenge. Each person knows their knowledge, level of understanding and which course to study, after self evaluation when freedom of choosing their classes is granted. In addition, the student considers the subjects to be studied that will not overwhelm them. The product of being burdened by the course as a whole is that they will physically struggle and, mentally will not be at relaxed. The struggle is mostly caused by long classes that the student cannot handle and, lots of homework that eats up a lot of time meant for independent study. In a number of institutions, some subjects are considered compulsory when a course is being studied. The students are forced to take up the subjects that they are not interested in; moreover they are not able to choose subjects they have interested in. Due to the obligation of studying what one is not in their interest, one may not take their studies seriously because they consider that the subjects are not really needed and are just a waste of time. The moment the student is allowed to choose what subject to study, they will be eager when it comes to ... ... middle of paper ... ...ourse, the strong urge to attend the lectures, the zeal to complete college and finally the ability to perform excellently at the workplace when one gets a job. There should be no influence or obligations by other people or institutions on what to study at the college because, it may not be of your interest that afterwards, may cause discontinue of one’s studies. Therefore, the students should take up the mantle and stand firm on their ability to choose a course that is suitable for their career and lives for it is what will define who they will become in the future. Works Cited http://WWW.alfiekohn.org/teaching/cfc.htm‎- Alfie Kohn: 9:00 p.m. 12 April, 2014. http://WWW.insidehighered.com/;nelson_on_academic_freed- Inside Higher Ed: 10:00 p.m. 12 April, 2014 http://WWW.ncte.org/righttoreadguid-National Council of Teachers of English: 11.00 p.m. 12 April, 2014.

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