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There is a commonly held belief in the United States about the best path to a college education.
Many Americans would say this path involves graduating from high school at age 17 or 18. Then, going off to university to live and studyfor just four years. And, at the end of that term, receiving a degree.
But, that is not as usual a path as people might think. U.S. Department of Education research suggests that the majority of undergraduate college students take a less traditional approach.
Carey Dwyer is an example. She graduated from high school in 2005 and began studying physical therapy at Temple University in Philadelphia. But, after her first year, she decided she wanted to study nursing instead.
Dwyer moved back home and began seeking an associate’s degree at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland in 2006. However, medical issues forced her to take time off school. She started working full-time and going to school part-time.
Dwyer faced several difficulties. But she says nothing was as hard as returning to school after she took the time off.
In 2010, Dwyer completed her associate’s degree -- also called a two year degree. She was 24. Then, she joined the Army. Using the money she earned, Dwyer completed a bachelor’s degree at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina in 2015.
Now married with three children, she says she does not mind that it took her almost ten years to complete her education. In the end, she says she only put in all the effort because she wanted to.
"Ultimately, all that matters is that I got my degree done. I didn’t get it for anyone else. I did it for me, specifically, to follow my goals and my aspirations."
Strayer University is a for-profit college with centers all over the country. Earlier this year, Strayer worked with the media company U.S News and World Report to create the 2016 College Experience Survey. The researchers gathered information from 1,000 U.S. undergraduate students.
The study findings showed that 70 percent of the students questioned were “nontraditional.”
But what does nontraditional mean? The Strayer report identifies nontraditional college students in several ways. A student who passes General Educational Development (GED) tests instead of earning a high school diploma is considered nontraditional. So is a student who works more than 35 hours a week, or studies part-time while seeking a bachelor’s degree. And, a student who was 25 years or older when they last took classes, or when they graduated, is also considered nontraditional.
Information from the U.S. Department of Education suggests the nontraditional student population may be growing. In 2013 the department reported 29 percent of undergraduates were between 18 and 24 years old, studying full-time in four-year degree programs.
Karl McDonnell is the chief executive office of Strayer Education, the company that owns Strayer University. McDonnell says there are so many nontraditional students now because many see education as the best way to reach new opportunities. But, he adds, nontraditional students also have much different needs.
"Over the last 5 to 10 years we’ve had a more challenging labor market. So as people try to find well-paying jobs and/or move up in their organization, a college degree is becoming more and more important -- you might even say essential. And the types of programs that higher education needs to pursue, they tend to be things that are flexible in nature."
McDonnell notes that most of the students at Strayer University are nontraditional. They are often older people with years of work experience and families to raise. This means they need to be able to attend classes during the times that they are not working or caring for others, he says.
McDonnell argues that most schools are much more concerned with their traditional students. Online courses like the ones Strayer offers are increasingly useful for nontraditional students, he says.
But others suggest there is more schools need to do for nontraditional students than just offering classes over the internet.
Eva Yuma is in the final year of her bachelor’s degree program at the University of Maryland (UMD). She also took a long path to get where she is now.
Yuma took a year off from studies after graduating from high school. She then started seeking a degree in art history at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 2009. More than two years later, she found she was unhappy and moved back to the U.S. In 2013, she returned to school and became a film major.
Yuma says the most difficult part about going back to school was deciding to take on more debt to pay for her continuing education. But she also says her relationship to her school changed.
For example, she says she does not seek new friends the way she did during her first few years of higher education. Yuma says she feels more professional than the traditional students. She believes she is less afraid to speak her mind.
But Yuma argues UMD could do more to build connections between the nontraditional students. That way they could share their networks and experience.
"There isn’t very much community for those students. I guess they assume that you already have an established community; you don’t need the undergrad experience like the other kids do."
Yancey Gulley is an assistant professor for the higher education student affairs program at Western Carolina University. He has 15 years of experience as a college administrator. The educator says schools need to stop using the term “nontraditional.” He worries that the term could harm students. It may make some feel that their schools consider them less intelligent or less hardworking.
"It really does say to them, ‘You are an exception. You shouldn’t belong here. You’re probably not going to be successful, but we’re gonna to let you give a good old try. Good luck to you.’ And that’s really demonizing students [that] walk around our campuses every day and take our classes."
Gulley notes there are programs in place that are designed to support nontraditional students. For example, Fayetteville State University offers a program that opens a faster path to a nursing degree for people who already have nursing experience. The University of Maryland also works with a foundation to provide financial assistance to older students.
But, Yancey Gulley says some schools may not realize they are failing to provide equal support to their students. The U.S. higher education system was designed for traditional students. Gulley says schools must make sure all their students can access all the same supports and services.
中考英語聽力情景會(huì)話：恭維與應(yīng)答
【職業(yè)與外貌】
關(guān)鍵詞
look like看起來像;tall高的;short矮的;medium height中等身高;medium build中等體型;fat胖的;thin瘦的;heavy重的;straight hair直發(fā);curly hair卷發(fā);strong強(qiáng)壯的;blond hair金黃色頭發(fā);brown hair棕發(fā)
經(jīng)典例句
1.—What do you do?你是做什么的?
—I am an actor.我是一名演員。
2.—What's your job?你的工作是什么?
—I am a teacher.我是一名教師。
3.—What does he do?他是干什么的?
—He is a doctor.他是一名醫(yī)生。
4.—What do you want to be when you grow up?當(dāng)你長大后想干什么?
—I want to be a pilot.我想成為一名飛行員。
5.—What does he want to be when he grows up?當(dāng)他長大后想干什么?
—He wants to be an engineer.他想成為一名工程師。
7.—What does he look like?他長得什么樣子?
—He is of medium height.他中等個(gè)子。
8.—What does she look like?她長得什么樣子?
—She has long hair.她有長長的頭發(fā)。
中考英語聽力情景會(huì)話：學(xué)校生活
【時(shí)間與日期】
經(jīng)典例句
1.—When were you born?你什么時(shí)候出生的?
—I was born on August 17th ,1978.我出生于1978年8月17日。
2.—What time do you usually go to school?你通常什么時(shí)候去學(xué)校?
—I usually go to school at seven o'clock.我通常七點(diǎn)去學(xué)校。
3.—What day is it today?今天是周幾?
—Today is Monday.今天是周一。
4.—What's the date today?今天是幾號(hào)?
—It's July 18th.7月18日。
5.—What's the time?/What time is it?幾點(diǎn)了?
—It's eight o'clock in the evening.晚上八點(diǎn)。
6.—Which season do you like best?你最喜歡哪個(gè)季節(jié)?
—I like summer best.我最喜歡夏季。
中考英語聽力常考情景會(huì)話：旅游與計(jì)劃
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與天氣有關(guān)的詞匯、短語：
(1)Describing weather (sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, hot, warm,cold,cool,etc.)描述天氣(陽光明媚的、多云的、有風(fēng)的、下雨的、熱的、暖和的、冷的、涼爽的、等等)
(2)Understanding weather reports (conditions, temperature, rain, snow,wind, sun, cloud,etc.)理解天氣預(yù)報(bào)(條件、溫度、雨、雪、風(fēng)、太陽、云、等等)
(3)Dressing for the weather (coat, hat, umbrella, raincoat, overcoat,windbreaker, etc.)針對(duì)天氣的穿著(外套、帽子、雨傘、雨衣、大衣、防風(fēng)上衣、等等)
常用句型
1.What's the weather like today?今天天氣怎么樣?
2.How's the weather in Beijing?北京天氣如何?
3.What a cold/hot day today!今天天氣真冷/真熱!
經(jīng)典例句
1.It's a nice/fine/beautiful/horrible day today.今天天氣真好/真糟啊!
2.It's sunny/cloudy/windy/rainy/snowy/foggy.今天天氣晴朗/多云/多風(fēng)/多雨/多雪/多霧。
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