This first assignment helped give me a much better understanding of the purposes behind community colleges. It also gave me an idea of what future assignments would be like. I chose this elective course because I am very passionate about the mission statements behind community colleges. I knew this course would make me even more passionate about defending their purposes and help make me a better individual. The info I gained has also helped better prepare me for a potential career in adult education as well.
In this assignment, important points were brought up including "Many adults would not take advantage of a second chance at pursuing education because most of them have children or work and are busy during the day and prefer evening classes which universities do not offer as many of". I understand that many people have different paths in life and community colleges can truly help to adjust to that, still producing the same result of a freshman who graduates from a university 4 years later (once the community college student transfers). Similarly, GED students have different paths in life, and as a GED recipient myself, I am proof that they can still accomplish just as much, if not more, than the high school graduate. This assignment truly has allowed me to sympathize more with different peoples circumstances.