Sarah Kilili English 1A-31 Summary 1 30 September 2012 Guffey, Roger, Needed for college: student responsibility.

Lexington [KY] Herald Leader. Oct. 04, 2010. Print Assessing that, upon arrival to college, new college students need immediate clarification about their personal responsibilities as a student, Roger Guffey illustrates in his newspaper article, Needed for college: student responsibility, that the progress and willingness of the students to learn impends upon their success. Guffey begins this process by first stating that personal responsibilities stem from and are imminent upon the student being able to master their academic work. He then adds on that in his classes having a nearly 100 percent attendance is crucial to success in the collegiate world and in his case, eligibility for passing. After pounding on the importance of a students mastery of their subject and perfect attendance, Guffey moves over to stressing that a students personal responsibility for their grade is not only imperative but also a grave and new concept for fresh-out-of-high school/first-year college students. In a mix of all things one point that he makes that stood out and shined light on academic prosperity and achievements for his students was his concept of achieving a level of competence that will serve the student well in subsequent classes or careers. In Guffeys piece as a whole, student responsibility itself stems from the students backgrounds and foregrounds. Their past experiences from high school are now no longer accepted but can be learned from and analyzed to mold a positive foreground for students academic future. Guffeys purpose in his article is to point out the amount of work that needs to be put into success in the academic work force and how its only up to the student as to whether or not they

can salvage their grades and past academic performance. He hints this by providing a clear example of high school students pass-over expectation from high school that they can save their grades in the last minute by turning in or participating in extra credit opportunities. Guffey puts in to account that by new college students giving not only their all at the college level but taking their normal expectations into account students can assuage their self-esteem by taking school seriously and again, turn the responsibility back on them and not on their instructors. In Guffeys final words to students he breaks down the idea that mastering, like mentioned before, has more to it than just being able to regurgitate facts that have been memorized over and over again. He states that essentially, it means demonstrating a full understanding of ones work. At the final tip of the straw, Guffey tops of his article piece by intrinsically saying, You are responsible for your education and for your success. Ultimately what does he mean? If students are not willing to take advantage of the myriad of opportunities offered to them, they need to assess the reasons why they went to college. With that being said, college students have many helpful doors left wide open for them screaming out for a hand to change its sign to vacant, but at the end of the day in the world of college its the students responsibility whether or not to take that opportunity.