The Value of Education: A Liberal Approach
Three Reasons College Still Matters, Stand and Deliver, Education’s Hungry Hearts, and Admiral McRaven’s speech at the University of Texas convey the value of education.
Three Reasons College Still Matters by Andrew Delbanco discusses the major advantages of college education, particularly economic, political and personal development — the latter of the three being dismissed by college attendees and high school graduates alike. The economic advantage of college education is well known by parents and stressed to children by family and schools. For the many, it is the prime reason to attend college and serves as the first step towards working up the social ladder. In his essay, Delbanco includes the …show more content…
As an English professor at the University of Virginia, he writes from the perspective of an educator and describes the ideal student. According to his description, an ideal student is self-motivated and hardworking. However, more than often, the ideal student does not have the opportunity to attend the nation’s top universities due to the lack of finances. Similar to Delbanco and Jaime Escalante, Edmundson sees education as a tool for shaping one’s own identity and believes that everyone should have equal access to it. It defines not only an individual’s career, but also his values, beliefs and …show more content…
They see education as a tool for developing socially understanding minds and more importantly, interacting with oneself and coming to rigid, well-supported conclusions. These well-supported conclusions can be political and define the United States’ course of defining history. Delbanco and Edmundson hold the common belief that everyone should have an equal access to higher education, which is currently, for the most part, limited to the affluent. In his work, Andrew Delbanco provides shocking statistics that question the educational equality preached by the U.S. Government: “If you are the child of a family making more than $90,000 per year, your odds of getting a BA by age 24 are roughly 1 in 2; if your parents make less than $35,000, your odds are 1 in 17.” The largest barrier to education, according to these two authors, is financial. Jaime Escalante and Admiral McRaven stress the importance of having a “hungry heart” over aptitude. The presenters believe that everyone should have access to equal education so that everyone could have the opportunity to test their hunger for knowledge and self-improvement. Unfortunately, many minorities are left with the option to attend community college or to start working after high
Three Reasons College Still Matters, Stand and Deliver, Education’s Hungry Hearts, and Admiral McRaven’s speech at the University of Texas convey the value of education.
Three Reasons College Still Matters by Andrew Delbanco discusses the major advantages of college education, particularly economic, political and personal development — the latter of the three being dismissed by college attendees and high school graduates alike. The economic advantage of college education is well known by parents and stressed to children by family and schools. For the many, it is the prime reason to attend college and serves as the first step towards working up the social ladder. In his essay, Delbanco includes the …show more content…
As an English professor at the University of Virginia, he writes from the perspective of an educator and describes the ideal student. According to his description, an ideal student is self-motivated and hardworking. However, more than often, the ideal student does not have the opportunity to attend the nation’s top universities due to the lack of finances. Similar to Delbanco and Jaime Escalante, Edmundson sees education as a tool for shaping one’s own identity and believes that everyone should have equal access to it. It defines not only an individual’s career, but also his values, beliefs and …show more content…
They see education as a tool for developing socially understanding minds and more importantly, interacting with oneself and coming to rigid, well-supported conclusions. These well-supported conclusions can be political and define the United States’ course of defining history. Delbanco and Edmundson hold the common belief that everyone should have an equal access to higher education, which is currently, for the most part, limited to the affluent. In his work, Andrew Delbanco provides shocking statistics that question the educational equality preached by the U.S. Government: “If you are the child of a family making more than $90,000 per year, your odds of getting a BA by age 24 are roughly 1 in 2; if your parents make less than $35,000, your odds are 1 in 17.” The largest barrier to education, according to these two authors, is financial. Jaime Escalante and Admiral McRaven stress the importance of having a “hungry heart” over aptitude. The presenters believe that everyone should have access to equal education so that everyone could have the opportunity to test their hunger for knowledge and self-improvement. Unfortunately, many minorities are left with the option to attend community college or to start working after high