Online learning in the resent years has revolutionized higher learning education systems enabling many people from various parts of the world to access education without having to undergo the pains of incurring travelling costs. Well, in the long run this may seem as quite an efficient investment while others may deem it as irrelevant due to the widespread institutions for higher learning. However, online learning is responsible for the diversification of global ideas all over the world which have greatly contributed to technological advancement. For online learning to work the student ration must be in match with the faculty ratio. To be more particular the student body in online learning is of very great importance. This is because it is the core body forming the whole system. This is to mean that without the student body in any learning system then the system becomes completely dysfunctional. Students make up the major stake holders of the online learning system and without them the system would fail to exist. The internet has been very instrumental in ensuring that proper advertisements of institutions are carried out so as to ensure that the student body is always refreshed on a regular basis. The faculty is also of great importance in online learning. This is the body that is responsible for servicing proper flow and operation in the online learning education system. A good student faculty ration ensures that examinations are conducted as planned and that all students are able to access their results and analyze their performance. A good student-faculty ratio is very essential, especially, in guaranteeing quick response in prompt... read more
Campus politics are responsible for almost all reactions prompted by student in college today. Student leaders are the major motivators of students today influencing them to take action in case the administration fails to harken to their pleas and demands. As a result, it is therefore very important to vote for the best student leader who will influence students in a positive manner. When choosing a good student leader it is very important to go through their manifesto and find out the values and policies that they endorse. The best student leader to vote for is one which endorses the values that you hold core for your existence in college. These are the values that will make your college life more bearable giving your very existence in campus a meaning and a reason to be in college and study at the same time. In addition you should consider the temperament of the candidate checking out their reactions in previous adrenaline rushing situations. A good student leader is one who takes his time to analyze the situation before taking action in order to come up with the best reaction that does not jeopardize the comfort of others. He should have good negotiation skills which will be needed in future cases of confrontation with the administration. When choosing the best candidate to vote for, one should be keen to hear the candidate’s speeches so as to listen to their arguments on how they will solve the situations that students face currently. This is a good way to avoid future strikes which are greatly motivated by student... read more
Competition is a thing of the past in college. Since the high school days are over students tend to forget that they are supposed to compete in life for better positions in the future. Consequently, the administration and lecturers do not see the need for competition in college as students are getting more of training rather than the basic elementary education which brings in the aspect of competition in the schooling system. With all respects to the level of maturity in college, competition would seem rather not worthwhile and would be a waste of time. However, in the previous levels of education, competition is what has been keeping students on their toes making them spend more of their time in reading books rather than wasting the same valuable time on drugs and other irrelevant activities. Looking at colleges today, a lot of students do find themselves spending a lot of their time and money on drugs which drags them miles behind on academics. This is quite unfair to parents who invest their hard labor and more so the administration which ensures that it is versatile in its activities for smooth flow of the education system. Competition can be introduced in college through ranking of individual students and rewarding the students who get the highest ranks in college. Most students would not like it although the facts put across clearly that competition is the healthiest way of achieving academic success. Competition will keep students studying to make sure that professionals produced are fully baked. Competition also makes student conduct more research outside the classroom which is the onset of new... read more
For most students, the holiday is a time to go home, probably visit new places; that is for those who are well up. This has been the norm since the first introduction to the schooling system. Breaking a habit can prove to be quite something especially when one has developed through puberty with it; the hormonal imbalance must have crippled the situation. However, personal development is of grievous significance in college and what other better time to achieve this than during the holidays? There are very many alternatives for self-development available to students when they go home. Many would rather find summer jobs or enroll into part time courses like music or catering probably to act as an excuse for personal development. However, spending holidays in school and maintaining your hostel residence is quite a worthwhile investment. This is taking to consideration the many investment opportunities that are within the campus. One can make quite a good amount of cash from putting up a business in campus which will see him through the next semester. Cash making is not the only advantage of spending the holidays in school. One can also get the chance of securing an easy attachment opportunity. This will add a feather or two to their resume when leaving the university. Moreover, a chance for going on an exposition during vocational training may arise giving one the chance to travel and learn new things that are relevant in future academics for... read more
At one point in life, everyone must have struck a wish to be popular. There is nothing wrong with being popular especially when young; it brings quite an amazing confidence boost that is required for development of strong personalities. However, most popular students in college are not known for their good deeds or good reputation. Most of them are known for their shady deals; maybe drug abuse and having too many sexual partners among other vices common in college. Living with such a reputation amongst highly influential peers can be quite stressful. This is a situation that has seen many students find it difficult to fit in college after their misdeeds. The misfits go through a lot of trauma going to the extremes of falling into depression, mania and others result to termination of their lives at their most productive ages. This is a cause of worry for the government as the trend in college suicide is on the rise today. Dealing with this sensitive issue requires the concerted attention of the administration to establish the root cause of the problem as well as find different ways of handling it before it blows out of proportion. On a personal level, handling negative popularity in college requires a student to seek for counseling services. Talking out problems helps a lot in arresting the situation to reassure the student of a brighter future after correction of their misdoings. The student should also identify others with similar problems and try to help each other out. Some may see this as a common pool of fools oblivious of its merits. It is also... read more
Dating in college is quite a common practice amongst youth in college owing to the fact that it is the perfect time for match making. At this particular age, reproductive hormones are on the rampage causing individuals to try all within their power to find some means of satisfaction. Some may choose to hide and seek consolation in religion; much of which is a practical waste of time. For the sake of hiding their identities and true behavior some students result to dating apps, dragging all their frustration into the apps with them. In the reality, dating apps are over-rated; they portray desperation and lack of creativity. This is not an avenue any student should take consideration to invest their time into. Active participants of dating apps have common shortcomings and that’s what makes them all like each other. Definitely the beauty of it is quite a pathetic theory. Dating apps makes students to lack concentration in class. This is as they spend most of their time building up fake profiles of people they would rather be and chatting out with people that really don’t exist. In the end this amounts to frustration which makes them take drastic decisions that end up haunting them in the future rather than earning them soul mates. Dating apps are probably the best deprivers of a person’s creativity. Students lack the ability to talk on a one to one interpersonal front as they would rather communicate with physically absent individuals. Dating apps also convert students, especially nerds, into paranoid novels due to the irrelevant and awfully dirty topics discussed in the apps; what... read more
Rise in insecurity levels in college have seen the administration come up with ways to try and beef up security in campus. Recent attacks on students have led to demonstrations and strikes which eventually amount to loss of property and in other dire situations; loss of young lives. Rape, murder and armed robbery are among the criminal cases culminating on the rise in college today. This may be attributed to decline in morals ranging from provocative dressing to drug abuse and possession of lethal weapons within college. Gangs of armed robbers are being formed on a daily basis even under the watchful eyes of the administration with new recruits being coerced to join their regular rituals. Victims go ahead to place the blame on the administration for not putting up security measures that guarantee their safety regardless of the efforts that have been put up by vice chancellors to ensure that every student is able to carry on with normal activities uninterrupted. The best solution would be having at least one police post within the campus proximity. As much as this may scare off most students it is probably the best way to guarantee safety owing to the quick response of the police and frequent patrols that keep off way-laying armed robbers. In this way, movement around campus would be eased at any time. A police post would also prove advantageous to the administration as it would help control the event of strikes. In addition, drug peddling will be controlled thus improving the academic performance of students and code of... read more
As much as valentines’ is long gone, some students still find themselves languishing in its post woes. This is attributable to over-spending during that day just to please someone and get the opportunity of spending the day with them. However, most students in many colleges in the world today took this a little too far splashing off notes, forgetting that they still have a life to live even after the weekend is over. Some of the post valentines’ day problems include lack of money to spend on at least three meals a day. Most students therefore find themselves taking two or even in some situations, a meal a day. However, if they would have just sat back and constructed a budget and a plan, this would have been avoided. In addition, some of them lack adequate cash to enable them go on with their academic activities successfully, like acquiring handouts and notes that have been posted online via e-mails. At the end of the semester, this will of course be reflected by poor grades which will lower their future chances of securing a good white collar job; what a waste just for a day of love? Money is not the only asset that has been put to jeopardy by stupidity during the day of love. Concentration in class has also been interrupted. Some students still hold on to the memories they had during that day rather than forgetting them and moving on with their semester which is already getting tied up with CATs and assignments. Moreover, some students are still suffering from sexually transmitted infections they contracted from that... read more
Recent decline in global oil prices since June 2014 have made life more affordable to many owing to the increase in the purchasing power of individuals within the economy. This has been a major boost to students who operate under a low limited budget; most of them being unemployed. This has seen students gain the ability to hire cars to go on road trips, independent of the school’s administrative support just because they have some extra cash that can be splashed into fueling cars. Pocket money has not reduced even after the decline of prices of commodities; hence students find themselves with a lot of money to spend. With all respects, there is nothing wrong with having a little fun. However, being naïve is likely to cost most students a lot more than their grades, reputations and others even their own lives. College students should learn how to draw budgets from their economics classes that follow the order of preference so as not to be caught off guard short of cash. The budget should be comprehensive giving allocating money to study related objectives. The student should also put his personal needs first in the budget and then the extra cash can then be used for recreation purposes and fun. It is wise to note that the decline of oil prices is not good for the global economy in the long run. Previous stability in oil prices in the last four or five years may prove desirable in the near future. This will result in a rise in the prices of goods and services. However, a comprehensive budget for students... read more
