In Benjamin Barber’s essay, “America Skips School” he writes, “the fundamental task of education in a democracy is what Tocqueville once called the apprenticeship of liberty: learning to be free” (120). When a student graduates high school they are entering the time in their life that offers a myriad of new freedoms. This is a crucial time in an individual’s life where the choices that are made make the largest impact to their future. The higher education system helps the student make the transition into their newfound freedom by providing them with numerous tools and outlets. There are councilors staffed to provide insight to students with difficult questions, there are clubs and organizations where students with like minds can gather and assist each other, and there are job fairs and other events where students can network and learn from people with real world experience on how to more constructively utilize their
In Benjamin Barber’s essay, “America Skips School” he writes, “the fundamental task of education in a democracy is what Tocqueville once called the apprenticeship of liberty: learning to be free” (120). When a student graduates high school they are entering the time in their life that offers a myriad of new freedoms. This is a crucial time in an individual’s life where the choices that are made make the largest impact to their future. The higher education system helps the student make the transition into their newfound freedom by providing them with numerous tools and outlets. There are councilors staffed to provide insight to students with difficult questions, there are clubs and organizations where students with like minds can gather and assist each other, and there are job fairs and other events where students can network and learn from people with real world experience on how to more constructively utilize their