Friday, 25 September 2015

Education Is The Key?

The cleverly thought-out words of Darryll Suliman Amoako, better known as Suli Breaks online, hold a strong argument concerning the difficult decision of attending post-secondary education. Suli brought up many significant points that caught my attention and made the video rich of different perspectives and sources.
He compared the expectations of students from society to their parents expectations, which were almost identical. They say, "Education is key," but I think people can be educated under different circumstances. As mentioned in the video, David Beckham proves that, "There's more than one way to be an educated man." Having a degree or diploma opens many doors for the future, since most careers require that level of education. Attending University or College is a norm in society, and choosing against comes off as if they don't have their life together. Suli is right when he says that most people won't remember most lessons taught in classrooms or read out of textbooks. One of the most difficult aspects of post-secondary is the cost. Students are paying for education that might get them into the field they want, but no matter what, they must pay the entire tuition. There are few opportunities to have tuition costs covered, leaving many students in years of debt.
Going to post-secondary is a challenging decision and brings numerous struggles along with it, so maybe it's not worth it for everyone.

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Writer's Craft Intentions & Opportunities


In this class I intend to learn how to use any writing skills that I have to their fullest potential. Throughout the semester I want to dig deeper and see what my brain has to offer that I wasn't able to find by myself. I'd also like to explore the different kinds of writing there are to find types that suit me personally. Having background knowledge I feel is a step in the right direction in terms of literature.

Writing skills offers me many open doors to choose from. I can explore and test out different areas of writing and build from there to achieve a larger, more specific goal that I have yet to find.