Collge pays off
posted by Neal Haldane @ 6:58 AM
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Tuesday morning writing class
The official blog for ENG 1010, Tuesday morning edition, at Madonna University.
The official blog for ENG 1010, Tuesday morning edition, at Madonna University.
posted by Neal Haldane @ 6:58 AM
17 comments
17 Comments:
The fact that the people with college educations make more and are more likely to be employed over high school graduates does not surprise me. What did surprise me was that college educated people serve more community service. I never really thought about that but one reason could be that when applying to colleges or for jobs afterward many places favor people who have served more community service. Other than giving back to the community, this could be an incentive to the higher educated to perform more community service. I would expect lifestyle effects and health to be better for the more educated people because they are better informed of the consequences of unhealthy lifestyles, where as uneducated people are not as informed.
I agree that people with four-year college degrees are more likely to benefit and be employed than people with just a high school diploma, which is why I am fully committed and devoted to receiving a college degree. I was not surprised that people with a college degree live a healthier lifestyle by exercising and eating healthier. I was not surprised because most people with a college degree are employed, and are motivated to stay healthy and active. Many people with just a high school diploma are unemployed and may stress about not having a job, which may cause them to eat poorly. They may also become depressed and not want to do anything. I was actually surprised, however, that people with college degrees are more likely to volunteer and serve in the community than people without a college degree. When I think about it, though, current college students participate in certain community service projects to gain experience or practice in the particular field they want to go in to; this volunteer work looks good on a job application when it comes time to apply for a job. People with just a high school degree are probably less likely to participate in community service because they cannot afford to give back to the community without a salary.
What surprised me was that people with a college degree are less likely to smoke than people with just a high school diploma. I never even considered that there would be a difference. I was not surprised that people with a college degree exercise more than those without one. A lot of college students are athletes so they would tend to have better work out habits.
The one statistic that surprised me was that the percentage of smokers has to do with the amount of education you have. The unemployment statistic did not surprise me at all, in fact I have assumed that all of my life and how have the proof to back up my assumption. The connection between a college degree, community service, health, and lifestyle effects did not surprise me at all. I believe that when you go to class you have so many people always telling you give back to the community and the importance of it or make sure your taking care of yourself. Especially if you have parents who have higher educations and did not just receive a high school diploma then community service and lifestyle effects would be stressed. All of my friends who I have talked to this year have told me that their college also stresses community service and giving back. This is so important because there are so many people throughout your life that have donated time to make you who you are today, and as a member of the community it is your job to give back. I believe the connection between college degrees and community service is a large one because a higher education makes you realize how truly special and necessary it is to give back to the community.
The part of this article that surprised me was how college degrees go hand in hand with healthy lifestyles. The parts about getting jobs easier and making more money were understandable, but the health part was a bit more surprising. I wouldn't have thought that good health can correlate with education. I'm glad I'm in college, because I have health insurance. The article also said that people with higher education were more likely to volunteer, which I expected. We all just did a service project, didn't we? And we're in college, so we are contributing to that statistic.
In the beginning, nothing really suprised me because I already knew that college graduates make more money than high school graduates. The fact that going to college could effect your health, your lifestyle and even your community outlook is what suprised me the most. The fact that people volunteer more after college did not suprise me much because of the community service projects we are going to do. They seem fun, so why wouldn't I want to do them again. The fact that smoking decreased by a large amount suprised me because you would think from the added stress of college people would have smoked more not less. Also, the fact that more people exercise if they have a college degree is not a surprise to me either. Since these people have better jobs they are trying to stay as healthy as possible so they can keep those jobs.
Not too much of the article surprised me. College costs a lot of money but it's not for nothing..it pays you back in the long run. The fact that college students are in better physical health and shape doesn't surprise me either. College students know what its like to do things they don't really want to do but have to be done to benefit them. Same with working out or going to the doctors. In a lot of cases its not something you really want to do, but will make you feel so much better when its all done and over with. I've been able to see for my self the affects of graduating college. It truly does pay off and makes all those late night studies worth it in the end. SO, I am just going to keep my head up and remember it's all for a better established me!
I was not suprised when I learned that people with a higher level of edjucation had a better change of landing a job than a person with a high school diploma. It makes sence that an employer would higher a college graduate over a person with just a high school diploma. I think everyone knows that. It also didn't suprise me that people with a college degree would volunteer more than those without one because most colleges make you volunteer somewhere for so many hours. On the contrary, I was suprised to learn that people with college degrees are more likely to exercise and are less likely to smoke and to be obese than those with only a high school diploma. Now that I think about it though, it does make sence.
My school made sure all of the juniors and seniors had the information about the salary we would make going into the workforce vs. getting a college degree. So that didn’t surprise me. However they did not share the information about being obese and indulging in other activities. I didn’t think that people with a non-college degree would be more obese, though that makes sense; I thought that they wouldn’t have the time because they would have to work much harder to make the amount of money a person with a college degree.
I have always known that college graduates make more money and have a lower unemployment rate than high school graduates. This makes complete sense because they are more skilled in the field of work that they have entered from the higher level of education. What surprised me a lot was the smoking statistics. I always thought that this generation was well informed about the negative effects of smoking. The previous generation did not know how bad smoking was but I thought that by now everyone was well informed. Just because they go to college I didn't think it would make a difference on if they smoked or not because the effects are well known now. Another thing that surprised me was the giant voting difference. I would expect those who have a college education would have a higher voting percentage but over 30 percent is a lot. Those who are just high school graduates I feel would still be concerned about how the government is being run.
Most of the facts in the healthier lifestyles category surprised me the most. I had no idea that people who only have a high school diplomas are either more obese, have a higher rate of smoking, and exercise less than people who have received bachelor's degrees. When I think about it, I believe this is so because they are more at ease with themselves and aren't as stressed. The fact that people who have received a bachelor's degree make enough money to live comfortably probably contributes to it.
I was not surprised that college graduates are more likely to have higher pay rates or more benefits, but I was surprised that there was a difference in their lifestyles. I knew that people with higher levels of education were paid better but I did not think that they would be more involved in their communities or healthy. But it makes sense, people with higher levels of education will have better jobs and less hours than those with just a high school diploma, which gives them the chance to be involved in their community and spend time caring for themselves.
This article did not suprise me that much. I already knew that people with college degrees earn more money and are less likely to experience unemployment. That is one of the big reasons we are going to college isn't it? To get the proper education that will help us later in our life to get a well paying job? What did surprise me the most was how much smoking played a role in people with a bachelor's degree.
This article did not surprise me at all. It is obvious that people who got to college make more and get better jobs. I know a person who did not go to college and has worked 10+ jobs in the course of 4 years since he has graduated from high school and he is still living with his parents. People need to go to college if they want a well payiny career. Sure it's tough and expensive, but look at doctors they go to college for what seems like forever and then they become rich. Some high school graduates think they can slide by without college, well times have changed and now a company will choose a person with a degree over a person with a high school diploma.
Nothing much really surprised me. I knew that there was more job opportunities for people who attend college. People who go to college and graduate do get better jobs meaning better health insurance. The main point that surprised me was the fact that people who graduate from college volunteer more than those who just graduate from high school. Another point was the fact that people who have a college degree are less likely to smoke. I guess this fact somewhat doesn't surprise me because they are more informed of unhealthy lifestyles. Overall, this article didn't surprise me at all.
Nothing in the report about the benefits of college really surprised me. I was already aware of most of the benefits of college, but I didn't know many of the number differences between the two. The connection between a college education and health actually did surprise me because I didn't really expect that more high school diploma earners were obese compared to bachelor degree earners. But, other than that aspect, nothing else really surprised me.
I am not really surprised because I knew all this information before. However, I do find the information a little bit upsetting. For those who struggle with school tend to have a lot longer time frame of studies as for those that make it through things quickly. The fact that you need a higher education is defiantly beneficial to those that actually want to go to school to get higher education.
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