Liberal arts

Robert Harris’s first point, “A liberal arts education teaches you how to think,” and the second point, “A liberal arts education teaches you how to learn,” in “On the Purpose of a Liberal Arts” are personally the most important points in his writing. As a Christian, when I teach a Bible Study, I expect the student to think regarding what I had taught. That is, the students should be independent in their learning, rather than relying on the teacher’s knowledge. Furthermore, taking online classes…

getting ready to go to college is “why a Liberal Arts University?” for a long time I didn't even know the difference, well now I do. A Liberal Arts University is a college that offers a broad range of subjects including math, science, history, philosophy, languages, and literature. Many non-liberal arts universities only offer your basics then your straight into your major specific classes. One thing I believe is the best thing about getting a liberal arts education is you have to take a little…

with Hume and Kant, and we’ve touched on religion and the value of a liberal education in our last few texts. However, the topic that I have wrestled with the most this semester is the idea of a liberal education, and its relationship to the Gadamerian concepts of Bildung, Erfahrung, and spiel. As a student at one of the top liberal arts schools in the country, it is almost a necessity that I believe in the power of a liberal education. Personally, I’ve always believed that an educated person…

On May 20, 2016, my adviser and I sat down to have a discussion about the university required courses and courses that was mandatory for the Liberal Arts college. English 101 was one of the classes I chose to take my first semester because I knew I had more knowledge on writing efficient papers because of my previous AP English courses in high school. In high school, I was always told that I was an adequate writer because I knew the basic of connecting ideas that provided a clear concrete…

(MIP-3) People who are not focused on materialistic things are more humane and emotional. (SIP-A) Faber is much more emotional and human because he lives with less materialistic things. (STEWE-1) In Faber’s living room, Montag notices Faber doesn't have much technology. “‘As you see, my parlour is nothing but four plaster walls. ‘And here’ He held out two small rubber plugs. "For my ears when I ride the subway-jets”( ) . Faber doesn't live with a tv parlor, instead his parlor is simply four…

collegiate liberal arts education are substantially outweighed by the overarching social stigma that such a degree is obsolete. Furthermore, they must consider the financial burden and student loans that they will likely incur as a result of this type of education as opposed to more affordable public universities. For these families, their minds spinning with unanswered questions, author Fareed Zakaria takes the complicated matter and confronts it head-on, arguing that a liberal arts-educated…

Liberal Arts provides its students with the fundamental comprehension of various academic courses (not including professional topics) in a college. Before coming to the liberal arts college, Oxford College, I attended Patchogue Medford High School. At this high school, I was taught AP Chemistry by Mrs. Galligan. My first impressions of her were founded by her previous students who claimed that she was an incredibly difficult teacher, but later I found out that she was extremely passionate about…

admissions and the descending quality of college education. With the questioning of the traditional educational system, many offer alternate solutions to combat these misperceptions such as the article written by Sanford J. Ungar, “The New Liberal Arts”. While liberal-art degrees rarely statistically illustrate much success,…

Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill, where the authors discuss several factors about a traditional four-year university and question whether the benefits outweigh the costs. The other article I analyzed was “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J. Ungar, in which Unger tries to promote liberal arts colleges and show how they are more beneficial than traditional four-year universities. Both articles, in a way, were essentially trying…

Being able to attend a liberal arts is not only a privilege, but also a blessing. I might not know the reason why yet, but God has brought me to study at Hope College for a certain purpose. Before choosing what college to go to, I went to adoration and I prayed long and hard. I asked God to give me a sign as to which school I should attend, and after adoration I had made up my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about Hope College, so that’s how I decided to come here. As Mark 10:27 tells us…