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Professors: Students need better preparation for college
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Georgia Southern University biology professor Michelle Cawthorn teaches a lesson on fossil fuels during an environmental biology course. More than 200 students ranging from freshmen to seniors are enrolled. Cawthorn stresses making connections between the course subject matter and students' own lives and often encounters high school students who "learned" science was boring, irrelevant and hard. She believes that high schools should encourage critical thinking skills.
Second of three parts College is one of the hardest — and most important — transitions a person will ever make in life. Yet high school graduates are entering college today overconfident, underprepared, and lacking realistic expectations. The transition from high school to college can make or break a student within the first few weeks.
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