Society Does It: So Should I

     College population are increasing, there is no doubt about that.  Universities and trade schools are overflowing with young adults just itching to reach that career they have dreamt of for years.  They study hard, test hard, party hard, and live hard for four years, and then, they graduate.  They worked so hard for that degree!  They are so ready!  "You're fired." "What?"
     How many of us (students) are actually prepared for the job we intend to have?  Each of us go to classes and we are handed assignments which already have answers.  When we solve problems we are given the variables.  We aren't being taught how to properly problem solve.  If we are sent into the world with an inferior skill set to what is required, what is the use of attending a university.  While we prove ourselves capable of solving past problems, we inhibit ourselves from solving future problems.  This is not to discourage students from attending college, this is to encourage universities to adjust their methods of teachings.  If colleges can shift their focus to preparing students to actually solving problems at hand instead of meeting state standards, we wouldn't have this problem.  Instead of only giving students problems that we already know the answers, we need to relate the information to real life situations.  Time and time again I have found myself in class learning math equations and biological processes only to wonder how I will actually use this in the field I enter.
     This basically dwindles down to guidance.  We can guide students to become book smart and be comfortable completing assignments.  But when he or she becomes a doctor, they better hope that dying patient hands them an anatomy worksheet and says, "Fill this out before I die."  Or, we can guide students to become experienced and comfortable working hands on.  Knowledge is useless without action.