Mark Edmundson On The Uses Of Liberal Education Summary

In “On the Uses of Liberal Education: As Lite Entertainment for Bored College Students” written by Mark Edmundson, the main topics discussed are students don’t have the drive to learn what is taught because the universities have turned into a consumerist organization. The universities give the students what they desire are easier classes, funny teachers and better grades. The focus of the universities is to spend the money to please and appeal the college student. They constantly upgrade their dorms, student union, and other areas where the students would enjoy spending time. Instead of wasting so much money in the comfortability of the student the universities should be investing in the education of the student.
Edmundson goes to talk about how the college campus has turned into a marketplace where students go shopping for classes. They are given a two week drop date, which Edmundson refers this as the period that the student can return the product. The reason the students drop classes are simply to not ruin their transcript, they did not get a …show more content…
Student in college have a lot going on in their life and the least of their worry should be if they are enjoying the class they sign up in. Nearly all students that attend universities are not going there for free, the amount of money they spend to get their education nearly takes all the enjoyment of being in class. Students pay the school to get their education not to please the teacher and show the passion of learning. The argument is irrelevant because who would have the passion to learn when you’re going to being debt for most of your life after college. The lack of passion of learning comes from the universities themselves for charging a huge amount of money to educate the future of the country. As long as students are learning and retaining, the passion for learning doesn’t have to be shown to the