TRUSTEE'S MESSAGE
LEARNING HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
Society is now placing more importance on higher education than ever before. Many people value higher education for monetary reasons. They believe that a higher education will allow them to find more lucrative careers that have high salaries and bountiful opportunities for raises and bonuses. These monetary benefits may be able to increase a person's living condition because he or she will be able to afford housing and health costs. Despite these monetary, reasons, there Chairman are other reasons why higher education is important.
LEARNING HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
During your higher education, you will be faced with a variety of problems. These problems will occur inside as well as outside the classroom. In the classroom, your professor may randomly call on you to explain a theory or a principle. You may have to solve problems with equations for your homework or during lectures depending on your major. Midterms and finals also demand you to be able to solve a variety of problems including problems that aren't ,on the test like how to manage your study time. As you face these problems, you will need to learn how to solve them on your own.
When solving problems during your time in the college, you can learn how to approach them in different ways and be open to alternate solutions. You're also able to develop your critical thinking skills. By learning how to solve problems, you may be able to solve problems in your workplace or in your home much easier later on.
LEARNING HOW TO DEAL WITH OTHER PEOPLE
While you're attending college, you may meet a variety of people from different social backgrounds, which is what you will probably face in your workplace. You will be dealing with professors as well as other students. When you're dealing with your professor, you can practice how you would approach a person in an authoritative position in a working environment. When making a request, would you ask in person or through an e-mail? When you feel like you're being treated unfairly, would you be confrontational or try your best to be polite?
Other than professors, you will also be dealing with other students. Learning how to collaborate with other students especially during group projects may help you learn how to interact better in a group, which may benefit your career later on. Collaboration is often an essential aspect of any type of work environment.
A FINAL THOUGHT ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher education skills will help you find a lucrative career while teaching you how to deal with a variety of other real-life situations. The ability to solve problems and the ability to communicate with other people are even important in personal relationships. Higher education is more than a stepping stone to a career. It's about learning how to develop a better you.