Our education system is flawed. Every year, there are more students entering the U.S. school systems but more and more schools closing. With fewer schools and more student’s, classrooms are overfilling; not giving students the attention they deserve in the classroom. To add on, parents are also less involved, which does not help(Lynch).

The big thing of experience learning came from research that was put out by the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. Service/Experience learning required courses are perfect for students who want to try new things, as well as those who are too busy with classes to get involved. A student who participated in these specific courses saw a major change in his grades throughout that semester (Elyler et al, 11).

Mallory Gruben’s article on taking students outside of the classroom, is great not just for the students but also the community, as students have the chance to give back. This option increases their social awareness while at the same time helps them learn.

Today, in most universities including Syracuse University, Experience Learning is implemented with certain career paths. I met with a student in the Health and Exercise Science major who is required to receive experience credits. Cesar is in his second year at Syracuse University and for his Experience Learning he is working on the strength and conditioning department of the football coaching staff. With this, he learns proper muscle motions, strength, and conditioning for different muscle groups. At the same time, he is taking a class on muscles functions and feels more confident about that class because of everything he has seen and learned while working for the Syracuse University Football Strength and Conditioning department.

Of course, with all the benefits of Experience learning, there are also flaws. Robert Wharton and Linda E. Parry’s article based on their experience with experience learning is the perfect example. They had two different projects in which students had to manage a business. While they did have some success for both projects, they realized that these projects are expensive to finance for a business course. Also, it is hard for students to manage both school work and the additional experience learning, which in many aspects is an unpaid internship almost. The saddest part of it all is that many students did not participate and therefore failed the class.

There are many countries that are strong believers of Experience Learning. Countries like Germany have education systems based on Experience learning. To achieve a great job in America, one needs a college degree. In countries such as Germany, there is less pressure to get a college degree and more pressure on actually learning the skills to be used to complete their future jobs. (ATTN:)

The biggest Question left here is What is the best way to implement experiential learning to benefit the students?