By: Kristi Painter
In schools across the country students are being neglected because of poor administration and faculty practices. Universities have lessened their focus in aiding students that are in academic trouble, whether it be because they do not understand the course materials or are simply lazy. Kevin Carey reports that Graduation rates at Chicago State have been on a steady decline for the past two decades, going as low as twelve percent. “Chicago is the city where dreams of college graduation go to die.” Chicago State, and many others, have extremely low standards and do nothing to motivate their students to achieve success in the classroom or in their lives. Very little, however, is being done to right this situation. Some universities are facing the loss of accreditation but, unfortunately, the accreditation boards have very loose standards themselves. Therefore, it is difficult to tell when a university is truly out of bounds.
It seems that through all of the accreditation chaos an important element has been forgotten: the students. Today’s failing universities should be concerned first with the students who are directly affected by the low graduation rates. The Georgia Institute of Technology is a good example of an institution which helps its students to succeed despite difficult course work and hectic schedules. The Office of Success Programs at Tech provides numerous workshop and tutoring opportunities for struggling students. It really does not matter how difficult a given institutions course work is. If the institution does not provide their students with the knowledge of how to be successful, their students will continue to be unmotivated and not graduate.
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