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From 1980 to today the population has increased by roughly 36% while college enrollment increased by roughly 68%. More people feel they need to go to college to
by jethroalias97 15y ago
From 1980 to today the population has increased by roughly 36% while college enrollment increased by roughly 68%. More people feel they need to go to college to get a job, so when they say, "in 1961, full-time students spent about 40 hours each week in class and studying. By 2003, they were investing about 27 hours a week." That shouldn't indicate as implied by the article that we are becoming lazier, merely there is a larger percentage of the population in the mix.
1) http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=98 http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=98
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Stat...
- prophetjohn 15y agoI don't get your point. Are you claiming that the 1961 stats are a result of a small sample size? If not, the larger percentage of the population enrolling isn't going to change the average hours spent per week studying unless students were, on average, spending less time studying.
- jethroalias97 15y agoMy point is that nowadays, individuals who are disinclined to higher education, and hence are less likely to put their heart and soul into it, still feel obliged to attend. That's my analysis anyway.