Economic Framework Building Blocks

Business & College

Responsibility

?

College is more your own responsibility; HS gets more help from teachers

?

In college, learning in the student’s job

?

In HS time is structured by others

?

HS repeatedly told about due dates, professors put it in the syllabus

?

No second chances in college

?

Success in college courses takes more time and effort than HS

?

Students are more independent in college

?

Professors get paid even if you don’t pass

Summ

ary:

It is the students’

-

and only the student

s’

accountability that will lead them to

success.

Purpose

?

Professors see courses as an opportunity to make your world richer and yourself

stronger

?

HS is more test prep

?

In college you have professors, not teachers

?

The ability to communicate and get along with people are important job skills

?

Students should build a relationship with professors: Over time, students have stopped

building relationships with professors

Su

mmary:

College is

knowledge

-

oriented and more purposeful to prepare students for the

future, while HS is college/test prep

Requirements

?

Citations are a must in college

?

College requires critical listening

?

HS is required, college is voluntary

?

HS ha

s more flexibility on requirements. College has more choices, but little flexibility.

Summary:

The required skills for success are different in college

.

Conclusion: College requires the student to take the respons

i

bility for learning. It is

different

in both

expectation

and experience

than

High School.

Business & College

Responsibility

? College is more your own responsibility; HS gets more help from teachers

? In college, learning in the student’s job

? In HS time is structured by others

? HS repeatedly told about due dates, professors put it in the syllabus

? No second chances in college

? Success in college courses takes more time and effort than HS

? Students are more independent in college

? Professors get paid even if you don’t pass

Summary: It is the students’ - and only the students’ accountability that will lead them to

success.

Purpose

? Professors see courses as an opportunity to make your world richer and yourself

stronger

? HS is more test prep

? In college you have professors, not teachers

? The ability to communicate and get along with people are important job skills

? Students should build a relationship with professors: Over time, students have stopped

building relationships with professors

Summary: College is knowledge-oriented and more purposeful to prepare students for the

future, while HS is college/test prep

Requirements

? Citations are a must in college

? College requires critical listening

? HS is required, college is voluntary

? HS has more flexibility on requirements. College has more choices, but little flexibility.

Summary: The required skills for success are different in college.

Conclusion: College requires the student to take the responsibility for learning. It is

different in both expectation and experience than High School.