The future avalible

There are great possibilities to having an English degree, or knowing a lot about English in general. Being able to understand harder vocabulary is one, this is a very nice ability to have. In a work place or even when going to a place of high class you would be expected to have a higher vocabulary. This does happen believe it or not, personally I got stuck in a job interview and I had a hard time understanding the type of language he was using. I later found out it was a higher form of English and that I had way more to learn. Of course this doesn’t happen with all interviews just the ones where you get a professional job. NOT a fast food job, or at the mall kind of job, a real job where you are doing your major or what you primarily studied for. Another thing that is good about an English degree is that while there are not many jobs that you can do your English degree alone, you can still be able to have fun. Jobs that are available are writing novels, though you cannot sustain yourself on only this, going to work for a newspaper Colum, working at a book store, these are for starters. Getting into the major works are harder, there are very few job offerings. These would be business type jobs though, very sophisticated job for highly educated people. These jobs can pay very well, but some cannot, it really just depends on where you go and what you choose to do.

 Why did I choose English? Well I have always loved to write, being able to write has be a thing for me since I was young. Actually I use to hate English…I know right blasphemy!!! But having one awesome teacher changed that and I started writing a short story one day and never stopped or looked back. It became an obsession and nothing was going to get in my way. I learned staying true too who you are is the best way even if English is not your thing. It is still a very good subject to be highly knowledgeable on.   

Past to Present

Over the years English has started to become less and less important. Why is this? Well I have come to believe that this is happening because of how efficient our technology is. Not that it’s a bad thing, no technology is great, but some people take it for granted and miss use it. English first started with the pen and paper, weird right. You would think ... hey didn’t it start with a book? Nope, sadly it didn’t! People had to write these books in order for others to read them right? Well that’s how I have come to know how the study of English started. The people of our past took this subject so seriously, way more than we do today and that is quite a shame. They were very intelligent people, and knew more than we do today. Before you get all defensive … think about it. How much would you really know about a subject without technology to help you every time you got stuck? I know I probably wouldn’t know as much as I do today. The people of today do not use their brains as much as the people from back then did; this is a fact that should be common. They had no technology to help them; in fact they were the ones who invented our easy lives and as such gave us an easy ticket to learn more. So then why is it that our willingness to learn is declining when they so clearly paved the way for our success?

 When I was in high school I would sit there and listen to my teachers blab on and on about a subject, yeah it was boring but I stayed focused because I knew what I wanted for my future. But the only time I really got anything done were in Pre- AP and AP classes. Why? The students in my regular classes did not look forward to what they would do after graduating high school. They mainly wanted to just get through the day and go home. It would frustrate me when I would get a good grade on something and another student would complain about it. This mainly happened on my papers, I would write something with everything I got and turn it in. Having a difficult English teacher helped a lot, she prepared for everything I would need to know in English. I could appreciate the knowledge she was trying to pass down to me and continued to use it all through high school up until today. But her knowledge was passed down from others and so on up until these fine people of our past. I bet if they were here today they would be surprised at how far we have gone, upset for those who do not take advantage of their knowledge, and happy for the ones that use that knowledge and continue to grow from it.

Maybe learning isn’t all that fun but when you really think about it, where would we be without it?    

The future of English

English- is a very powerful subject. Having the power to write can be a big help in society as a whole. This is because it has become a very dependable way to get in touch with people. Whether by letter, which rarely happens anymore, E-mail, which is become less and less, or by text, that is growing rapidly. Knowing how to write is very useful and knowing how to communicate with others is important. English has helped this by bringing in concepts that can make most people want to learn and want to know how they can better themselves. This is because knowing this can make a person appear more intelligent and be able to hold a conversation that will make sense and not confuse others. English in my opinion can change the world, but mainly I believe is can change society. When someone goes in for a job interview they will need to know proper language, even when talking to an adult or someone older then you. It is always good to talk to them with respect; English can teach you this as well as the right things to say. You would not talk to your elders the way you would talk to you friends, this is considered rude and can give the person a bad reputation amongst others. Though knowing how to use Language right as knowing how to address others is what English is really made for. Looking at novels is a great way to understand how English can help. When reading a novel the person can tell automatically if they author is addressing a particular crowd. We can learn a lot from authors and elderly. They know in my opinion how to be proper and in what situations. It is not true for everything but for most things it can give a person some idea. The future for English in my opinion is that if it is not taken seriously in the schools starting at a young age it may disappear with the younger generation. Since computers have made it easier for us to communicate with each other is has also given us a reason to be lazy and that is not good. People think less and try to find easier ways of doing almost everything. Even typing as gone down a lot, people are starting to come up with abbreviations on how to spell different words and even use them in their everyday lives. This is not all bad but when students start to bring it into the classroom or even into a work place it is a big problem. There is a time and place for this and in schools is not one of those times.  Working for a better future is always a must, but maybe learning that English is needed very much is something worth working for, especially if it can give the person a better advantage at a real future, and not a fabricated one.     

Where education currently stands...

Education is a system that is losing its importance in the younger generation. English is one of the main subjects that students are starting to decline in. Students in high schools are not grasping why English is needed, and are declining in their wanting to learn about the subject. It is not true for all students but there are more than enough students who question whether they should even bother. This can be mainly secluded to the students in the regular classes; they look at it as a subject they just need to get through and not as something they will need in their future. Some may argue that they are just children and do not need to really worry about these things yet, but if not in high school when are students supposed to be taking their classes seriously? If the student wants to apply to a university they will need to know how to write properly and they will need to take themselves seriously as well as their classes. Universities will not except a student who is lazy and lacking in the proper skills and drive to succeed. Not just in English but in all subjects as well. Though the blame cannot be placed all on the teachers, it is up to the student. The teacher can talk and try to drill in the importance about taking their education seriously but if the student refuses to listen there is nothing that can be done, unless the student themselves want to change. Parents can do their part by enforcing the importance of taking their education seriously. In my opinion English is one of the most important subjects a student will learn while in high school, this subject alone can show the students how to be a better writer and how to be able to read, as well as being able to use communication skills.