“A Vision of Students Today:” Youtube analysis

Youtube.com is a website consisting of thousands of up-loadable videos. Some of these videos showcase music, people discussing different topics and some are meant to be humorous showcasing hilarious events and situations. Among these videos, however, lies an informative video titled, “A Vision of Students Today, “which brings attention to the many issues and problems college student’s face during their career. The video is plain; however, it possesses a unique quality in its cinematography. The quick movement of the camera shows a college classroom full of students, who hold up different messages that uncover the weaknesses of the Americas college institutions. The video contains different themes and messages that speak a sad truth; however, the information given provokes a call to action in college institutions, and remains to be an important video for any college student or professor to watch.


In the beginning of the video, the camera shows an empty classroom, and then moves at a quick speed to focus on a series of questions written in different areas of the room, such as

“If these walls could talk, what would they say?” and “if students learn what they do, what are they learning here?” The underlying theme of this video is the future, and the future of our college students preparing to go into the real world. The camera quickly jumps from student to student who hold up signs saying such things as, “my average class size is 115, 18% of my teachers know my name. I complete 49% of my assigned readings and 26% are relevant to life. I buy hundred dollar textbooks that I never open.” A number of other students hold up similar messages that pose the question, are these institutions really preparing students for the future? Or are they just taking their money?

The video speaks manly to college professors and administrators. College students already know these issues, but many instructors and administrators seem to forget how much pressure is put on students. We have no idea of what the future holds, but one thing for certain is that our future leaders feel unprepared and that things need to change.