Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
In today's uncertain economy, with the role of higher education constantly under scrutiny, debate rises as to what level of involvement a university should have in ensuring the success of its students. For instance, should the institution give all willing students a chance to attempt their desired program or should it try to protect the students' best interests by steering them away from the areas in which they seem likely to fail? While it is reasonable to suggest that educational institutions have the job of influencing the paths of its students, responsibility ultimately falls on the stud...
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Sentence: In both, students are expected to assume individual responsiblity in and out of the classroom.
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Sentence: Despite these reasons, supporters of the position might argue that the rising cost of higher education requires that universities assume a greater level of responsiblity for their students' success than ever before.
Error: responsiblity Suggestion: responsibility
Sentence: This personal commitment to compatibility will avoid the unecessary headaches and costs of students in the wrong programs.
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