Every fall brings changes. For some it’s the end of warm, sunny days and the start of a new adventure: college. College, for many, is stepping out on your own; well sort of. You’re now responsible for many things your parents took care of. If you don’t have any clean clothes, didn’t finish your dinner, forgot to eat breakfast, stayed up too late, missed a class, or didn’t study for your test there is no one there. Today all students have instant communication with virtually anyone or everyone. You can talk to your best friend in high school who’s at a different college thousands of miles away, or text your mother who will answer immediately.
Are students being more successful today and worrying less? Are student more prepared for college today than twenty years ago? Some are. Many high school students have taken AP (advanced placement) classes and in some cases already have almost a year of college when they graduate. For me it creates a dichotomy. On one hand we push our kids to be smart and to complete things early but also there’s a resistance from the kids to break away. The age “kids” get married is increasing, and the number of kids living at home after the age of twenty is climbing. Are young adults finding independence a difficult transition to make or is it that there are no opportunities for them? If it’s no opportunities then how do “we” create some? Today’s young adults need to save the world because we didn’t….
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