Quotes from "Where College Fails Us"

Bird states "The unhappiness and disconnect of young people is nothing new, and problems of adolescence  are always painfully intense" (196).

"If the young man went to a public college rather than Princeton the investment would be lower" (Bird 201).

Bird says "Young people cannot go to college for the good of mankind" (202).

Reflection of Task Three

For my task three essay I am using Caroline Bird's essay " Why college fails us". Although Bird makes great points in her essay, I will use quotes from her essay to mostly show how she is wrong in some cases by using facts and experiences from my life and  my family's. If there has been one thing I have learned in my education experiences from Kindergarten to now, it is that education is the most efficient tool to find a field of study you love, get paid for it, and make a career out of it. Bird is right when she talks about how college is not the right path for people especially for students just graduating high school. But I think if you take the proper steps to grow up, mature and treat college more like a job, then you will see that college is the easiest and efficient way to be successful. In a way college shows you the reality of living on your own. It gradually forces you to deal with the reality and in return you become more responsible from this. In return you grow as a person and know how to deal with real life situations when they are brought to your attention. I do understand why some people cannot attend college right out of high school whether it be because of pregnancy, family issues, or just not being able to afford it. In the long run if people start to understand the importance of college and how it really is a gateway to having a successful future, people will, more people will attend college.