Liberal arts college

When choosing a college to attend one of my main priorities was finding a well-rounded educational program. The major I intend to pursue is Early Childhood Education with a minor in psychology. If you choose a liberal arts education you are required to take general education credits. Some people may find general education credits pointless and think that they do not need them in their college career. Here at Wisconsin Lutheran College it is the goal of the college that students get a…

Liberal Arts degree is often misconstrued as a nonentity type of degree, inconsequential or positively unserviceable. However, I came to find someone who may not have done his research might have conceived these allegories. I confess, for a while I was under the same impression, indoctrinated in the same beliefs that if I can’t focus on just one field, then therefore I shouldn’t have a degree at all. When I came to the conclusion that that was entirely false, I decided to delve further into the…

definition of what he thinks it means to have a liberal arts education aside from all of the book work. A liberal arts education is more than what is taught in the classroom. The Whorf Hypothesis also plays a role when looking at how inclusive speech and a liberal arts education relate to one another. Inclusive speech and the Whorf hypothesis both tie into supporting what a liberal arts education’s goals are. Inclusive language furthers the goals of a liberal arts education because it helps…

Every person who enrolls in college has an important decision to make: what are they going to major in? Choosing what discipline to major in, for the most part, sets the person up for what they’re going to be doing upon completing their degree, what career they’re going to be entering into, and more importantly how the aforementioned career will contribute to society as a whole. This last piece is important because we should all strive to be better citizens and more productive members of society…

offered few opportunities for young people with ambition like me. Instead of giving up I used the negativity as motivation. My motivation then became attending Spelman College and contributing to its legacy. I wanted to see the world and set myself free of being confined…

life while maturing into a whole individual. Gaining the perspective of a liberal arts education is extremely valuable in today’s society. Longwood University…

Should every college student have the freedom to choose what they learn in college? Absolutely, they should. But if you focus your attention and energy on a single subject or vocation are you truly learning? Many students think of college as a stepping stone towards more money and a better career. Not as many go to college for the reason of acquiring knowledge, to learn for yourself what the truth is, to learn independence of mind. You should want to enrich your mind and expand your knowledge,…

The Earthly Use and Liberal Education Per Giamatti in the short story, “The Early use of Liberal Education”, Liberal Arts has nothing to do with the pollical definition of liberal and is not an education in preparation for a profession. Throughout the short story the author makes arguments as to why Liberal Arts is practical. The author states that one should “free the mind”. I implored my own personal goals along with Giamatti’s definition of education to discover new educational studies.…

Define Yourself to Defeat Society What is the meaning of life? Now that I am in college I find myself pondering this question often. Some students come to college because they were forced by their parents. Other students continue on to college simply to receive an education. While still others take it a step further and pursue an education as a means to get a “better” job and make more money. So I ask again, what is the meaning of life? According to Seneca, pursuing an education as an end…

activities, organizations, or intramural sports. Although the initial “honeymoon phase” may make a student feel as if he or she should spend all of his or her time with a partner, the necessity to spread out this time is more important than ever during college. The reality of the situation is that every single person deserves to pursue a multitude of relationships and connections that not only further their understanding of diversity, but help them grow in character and maturity and shape their…