As parents, we want the best for our children. We want them to succeed. When our children become college students, the definition of success is sometimes more elusive. We want our students to receive good grades. We want our students to feel good about themselves. We want our students to make friends and have a fulfilling social life. We want our students to be able to get a job after graduation.
It may seem as though taking difficult or hard courses might not be the best choice for your student. Hard courses take a lot of time. Hard courses can be frustrating. Hard courses may not boost your student’s GPA. But there are some compelling reasons why taking some of those more difficult courses may benefit your student in many important ways.
Of course, your student needs to keep their schedule in balance and needs to keep everything in perspective. Taking all difficult courses, or all easy courses, does not make a balanced schedule. And one student’s definition of difficult is another student’s easy course. Knowing their own strengths and learning style is helpful. But with all of this in mind, here are eight reasons why a few difficult courses can benefit your student.
