Myron Paper 1
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Micheal Wesch Video
The Michael Wesch video consists of many different college experience and some of the problems that a student might face. The video talked about some of the distraction that college has and how the K-state college students handle them. It also talked about how student interests are a major part of the college education and how if it doesn’t relate to some students then they might not care for it as much. Also how money becomes a major factor in your college experience. There were parts of the video that talked about some of the things you do in college that usually doesn’t relate to the life or job that you are pursuing. The video showed how as a college student you must be able to multi-task in order to get your things done. But the video was able to relate to me a little but not a lot. It also related to cultural literacy and cultural competence through out the movie.
The video talked about some of the different distraction that is in class because of technology. There were parts in the video were a student said that she face books through most of her class. Then another student said that she brings her laptop to class but isn't working on class stuff. To me what that meant was that sometimes technology can cause a problem in class and it is making it hard for some students to pay attention to things they don't like. But you can't put everything on technology because the students are just trying to find something that interest them and the laptop is the only thing there. If a student didn't have a laptop but had a notebook they would probably make drawing or doodles if they weren't interested in the class. But technology wasn't the only problem in the Wesch video.
Another problem that was pointed out in the video was that once your in college it seems that students have a lot more to do than they did before. In the video the 200 students took averages of everything they did in one day. Students said that they get 7 hours of sleep each night, spend 1 1⁄2 watching TV each night, and spend 3 1⁄2 hours a day on line. Students also said they listen to music 2.5 hours a day, 2 hours on their cell phone, and 3 hours in class. Also they said that they spend 2 hours eating, 2 hours working and study 3 hours a day. The students averages came out to be 26.5 hours a day that they spend doing things. But that’s impossible because there are only 24 hours in a day. What this mean is once your college you have a lot on your plate. If you want to be able to do all of the extra activities that you want then you have to multi-task. That's what one student said was I multi task, but I have to. Since you have all this stuff to do you must do it all and be able to get it done because that what comes with college is a lot responsibilities. Another problem that most college students face and have a hard time getting out of is money.
In the Wesch video there were a lot of students who had money problems or who talked about money. One student said that the laptop he has cost more than some people some people make in a year. Another student said that she would be 20,000 dollars in debt once she graduates. Then another student after that said I'm one of the lucky ones. What I got out of this was that on an average there are some students who get scholarships and don't have to worry about tuition. But most students aren't that lucky they have to worry about making the loans and also making the grades. I’m guessing that sometimes it’s hard to have to go to work and then go study. But if a student is one of the unlucky ones then they have to suck it up. The student must be able to deal with all the pressure that they have. But I wouldn't know because I have only been in college for a month now.
Most of the video was about student and their college life. But since I have only been in school for a month I wouldn't know about some of those experiences. A student in the video said that her average class size is 115. Another student said 18% of her teachers know her name. But for me in summer school classes aren't that big and since I have only two classes then it’s easy for my teachers to know my name. But a thing that I could relate to was when a student said that pay for books that they never use and I have already ran into that problem. For my math class we had to buy this book, but all of our homework and all of our test and quizzes are all on line. So we have yet to use the book to do homework or anything. The only purpose that is has served to me was to get a code out of it so I could get online and do our work. But no matter if the teacher knows your name or not you have to pay attention in class and learn something.
To me college isn't only about your professor teaching you what they know but what you can teach your self also. Cultural literacy to me is having the knowledge and the ability to know the history of a certain subject and be able to talk about it. If you have the background of your topic then you can have a conversation with someone and express your opinion to them while they express there’s. In college you must have cultural competence, you must be able to learn about different cultures be able to interact with people of a different culture. College is a good place for that because its so diverse that you don't know what friends you are going to make or who your going to meet.
The movie was helpful to me not only to let me know what college life might be like but also that it might not be easy. The video was very informational and different from other ways that people have tried to explain college to me. The video was able to tell about the different distraction of college and how it can mess with you while in college. It talks about how in college you will have a lot of things to do but you don’t have that much time. It showed how if you don’t multi-task you should really get used to it. The movie told about some of student opportunity and how they don't take advantage of them by not coming to class. Even though the study was done at K-state it’s not that much different from other colleges. Every college has its ups and downs but its all about how you use what you learn and how you deal with those problem. It’s about how your able to overcome your problem and get through college with out any regrets.
