Challenges Faced by Students in Higher Education: A Reflective Essay

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REFLECTIVE ESSAY
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1REFLECTIVE ESSAY
Learning is a method or a process by which a person or a community can acquire latest or
modifying existing knowledge, behavior, skills, values and preferences (Goodfellow, Bengio, &
Courville,2016). Learning abilities are observed to be present in humans, certain plants, animals
and machines and devices such as computers (Sluckin, 2018). For me, learning is the basic factor
in an individual that helps him/her to acquire knowledge of the world and develop
himself/herself completely. Learning is the most important intellectual exercise of a being that
helps it to grow and evolve throughout the generations.
In higher education settings, as an undergraduate student, I have happened to face certain
customary and secondary difficulties in case of learning in academic surroundings. Two main
challenges that I have faced in my academic life is distraction and uneven interaction with tutors.
As an undergraduate college student, I have been provided with certain technologies with high
internet speed such as i-phone, laptops and tablets which is actually an essential component for
academicians and students who are pursuing higher studies. However, in spite of having positive
effects of technology, there are certain negative effects of it as well which cannot and should not
be avoided (Goundar, 2014). I have been distracted by the technologies in the classrooms, library
and even at my residence. With the swift and high speed of internet and introduction of plethora
of junk, useless and spam websites including social media platforms, I have been subsequently
distracted from studies (Lawlis, Anson, & Greenfield, 2014). To avoid such pressing problem
that is common among the youth, I recommend a complete abstinence of students and
academicians from social media and unnecessary usage of internet.