Curfew in College necessary or useless
Students will more than likely rebel because they feel as though they are not allowed to make their own decisions. With so many rules being thrown at young adults here at Liberty, these students will not want to follow all of them to perfection. If a student doesn't want to come back at an assigned time, the person enforcing this rule has the authority to tell one that they can stay out as long as they are back at a reasonable time. As one starts to realize that they can get away with breaking the rules, they then can start making risky choices with this new found freedom in the exception. Because they found ways around the rules, if they get caught by someone higher in authority, they could get in even more trouble then before and will probably never learn from this lesson of following authority.
Students will be able to use their time more wisely if they have more of it. If Liberty decided to eliminate the idea of a curfew, it would give their students more freedom to make smarter decisions of what they do after a certain time of night. If a student has a test they need to study for late at night and does not want to disturb their roommate, they could go to the library and study. Another way this can help a student late at night is if one has a busy schedule during the day and finding it hard to get with a study group, they can plan a late night study group with some friends. Not only will it lessen the stress on this student, but it will also be able to improve their grade.
Reducing curfew lets students have the freedom to make their own decisions while still being sheltered and given some guidance. College is not just for getting a secondary education, it can also be a vital tool in ones decision making. College is the time where a young adult can be without a parent around all the time, yet still be sheltered enough where they will be guided to not make bad choices. If a college enforces rules so strictly, more than a parents, a student does not really have a choice to make a smart decision for themselves without having severe consequences for not following the rules. While still be surrounded by good influences, a student can learn to make their own decisions based on their best interest without the risk of if they make the wrong choice they won't face severe consequences.
Students will feel treated like an adult without a curfew. When living at home, most kids/young adults have a curfew as well as a handful of other rules given to them by their parents. In college, most would expect these rules to either lessen or completely diminish. At Liberty University, students are held to a higher standard than most students from other schools. If students are being told what to do, how are they supposed to be trained to make the right decision. College is a place where young adults come to grow up into their own person and learn to be independent. If they are given more rules where they are expected to grow up, they will not feel a need to grow up into being responsible adults. If Liberty eliminates their curfew, it would teach these young adults how to grow up and actually be young adults rather than be treated like children.
The frustration with having too many rules will fade. When you give someone more freedom, they will more than likely respect you. If you restrict someone, they will resent you or be very angry and not want to listen. This is exactly what happens when a school puts too many rules on students. Students who want to grow up and not be under the authority of their parents anymore who get put under these strict rules will not want to follow them and will be very frustrated that they cannot escape the rules of their parents. If the school decided to remove the curfew rule, most, if not all of their students would be more respecting to the other rules that are set in place.
Young adults might make bad decisions in the real world if they have too many rules when they are attending college. As said before, if one has too much guidance growing up, they will not understand how to make decisions that will benefit themselves. If a university puts a numerous amount of restrictions, young adults will graduate not knowing how to make responsible life choices for their own well-being. If they do not know how to make these important decisions, they will end up making decisions that will negatively impact their lives. If students are taught how to make little decisions like their own curfew, they will be able to make important life decisions when they leave and are on their own.
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