In "Have It Your Way: Consumerism in Education", Simon Benlow stresses the difference between consumers and students while it aims to make sure that the two are never one in the same. He, first, describes what a true consumer is. It is a passive buyer of goods and services and someone else's ideas, someone who can choice what he or she wants and how they want it, dismissing things they do not want. On the other hand, a student is an active learner who has to take part in their own learning experience, even though there are some rules and regulations they have to follow. Benlow states the confusing a consumer for a student is easily done. However, according to him, this should not be, as schools and colleges should not be places full of consumerism, unnecessary choices, and students who would rather have everything done for them.
I can slightly relate to this essay as I was brought up in am extremely consumeristic world. Most people in my generation, including myself, are used to things being done for us. Even though I am not as affected as some of the students Benlow described, and I can easily see where he is coming from and just how right he is.
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