Learning in College

After reading the article I agree with most of the article there were a couple points I disagree with.  I agree with the fact that colleges are not pushing their students hard enough.  Last semester was really easy for me, most of the classes I took, including anatomy and physiology were review from what I did in high school.  While some of my classes this semester are a little more challenging, some are just like high school.  My college bound teacher in high school really prepared me for your class.  We would have tests over books that were graded completely on how you contributed to the discussion.  If it wouldn't have been for him, I would probably be more hesitant to talk in class.  I also believe that students are not learning as much in college as they could is because they cheat their way through.  Some people have the philosphy why learn, when you can cheat and get a better grade.  When you are in a lecture hall with over 200 students and only teacher, there is no way that the teacher is able to monitor what every person is doing at every single second.  The part of the article that I disagree with is that students learn better when they study and read alone.  While in some sense this is true.  I do a majority of my studying for anatomy by myself, but it also helps to review with girls on my floor, because if you don't understand something they are able to explain it to you.  By quizzing each other you are both learning, you also give each other little tips on how to remember things.  You cannot completely blame the professors for students not learning in college.  Students get out of college what they put into it.  If they really want to learn the material and do well in their future, they will put in the time to learn it and succeed.