Challenges College Students Face Today

-Large lecture sizes -Lack of relationship with professors -Many assigned readings not relevant -Expensive textbooks -Too many books to read per semester -Overwhelming amount of writing assignments and emails -Lack of sleep -Too many tasks to balance in a given day -Tuition is extremely expensive -Chalkboard is a restrictive teaching method- no videos or animations used

-Lectures are a one size fits all method that forces students to absorb and reproduce information on tests, rather than fostering learning. -Lectures are teacher focused and don't include a very interactive role for students. -Expensive textbooks often aren't as valuable with information as the sources available on the expanse of the Internet.

-Lectures are most common format of class in STEM fields, but they don't work because they don't engage students and often labs are out of synch with lectures. -There's already a need for students with degrees n these fields, but this lecture format pushes students away. -Lectures often foster poor teaching- the most common complaint by these students --Lectures often don't provide opportunities for students to work with the information on their own and move too fast to cover all the material well.

-Professors are often intimidated by online classes threatening their job status and leading to loss of their job by creating an environment of \"super professors\" that must challenge traditional methods to be relevant. -Primary schools are the most willing and excited about making changes to better students' learning, but higher education institutions are dragging their heels. -Many professors view teaching as a private affair which makes them afraid to share information online with other professors. -These changes are seen as disruptive, but are a reality to improve education.

-The price of tuition is outpacing inflation. It's actually increasing more rapidly than medical care, housing, and things like food and beverages. -This leaves many students to graduate in debt. -Student loans are outpacing auto loans, housing debt, and credit card debt. -These costs constrain students' abilities.

-The promising boost in money earned for those with a college degree over just a high school degree made college the popular route for students to take. -American colleges weren't doing a good job of assisting students in learning even thought they were costing students more. Actually, students were spending less time on their academics than in the past.

-Textbook prices are growing faster than housing, cars, and healthcare. -Students have sought ways around buying books which has created a spiral of destruction for textbook companies as they sell less and raise prices ever higher.

-Unsustainable increase in textbook prices. -The idea of using a single textbook is obsolete with the resources available on the internet, or even the information that could be gained by combining books.

1) Absurd cost of tuition 2) Too many hours of activity and work to fit in one day 3) Lectures are an outdated way to learn 4) Textbook prices are outrageous 5) Lack of relationship or engagement for students with professors