Adrienne Rich Claiming An Education
Adrienne Rich is a writer who has written several papers and poetries. For example, she wrote "The Necessities of Life" in 1966, "The Will to Change" in 1971, and "Leaflets" in 1969. Therefore, one event that Rich performed is a speech that was at a Douglass College convocation and which was printed in 1977 called "Claiming an Education". (Rich, pg. 608) The essay "Claiming an Education" is about how it is important for college students to claim an education and the reason we should have the education to be successful. In the essay “Claiming an Education,” Adrienne Rich has observed that students should take responsibility when achieving an education. For example, students do not care and choose to skip class. Also, sometimes when students
are in class, they do not pay attention to the professor or what is happening around them. Rich states that the “responsibility to yourself means that you don’t fall for shallow and easy solutions…, weekend encounters guaranteed to change your life…” (610). This means that students should take responsibility and not make dumb decisions in life that can affect your future or career. Rich for instance, has observed that women has been affected by these decisions and refuse to be educated and because of distractions that happened outside of class. Another reason that Rich has acknowledged is that teachers do not take women seriously when it comes to being in class and learning. Many male professors treat women as being sexist and do not think women have the ability to see the best in them. Rich though believes women have the opportunity to show their professors that they want “....to be taken seriously so that they can go on taking their self seriously.” (Rich, 611) This means women need to make sure professors know that women are committed to wanting to learn. For example, they need to engage themselves with the teachers in the class by asking questions or ask for ways that can improve students in class.
In brief, I agree that college students should claim an education to be successful. This is because, in order for us to move on in life, we need to have the knowledge and to do so we have to go to college. For example, to have an education, I won’t miss class ever because then you would miss a lesson or an assignment that was important.
are in class, they do not pay attention to the professor or what is happening around them. Rich states that the “responsibility to yourself means that you don’t fall for shallow and easy solutions…, weekend encounters guaranteed to change your life…” (610). This means that students should take responsibility and not make dumb decisions in life that can affect your future or career. Rich for instance, has observed that women has been affected by these decisions and refuse to be educated and because of distractions that happened outside of class. Another reason that Rich has acknowledged is that teachers do not take women seriously when it comes to being in class and learning. Many male professors treat women as being sexist and do not think women have the ability to see the best in them. Rich though believes women have the opportunity to show their professors that they want “....to be taken seriously so that they can go on taking their self seriously.” (Rich, 611) This means women need to make sure professors know that women are committed to wanting to learn. For example, they need to engage themselves with the teachers in the class by asking questions or ask for ways that can improve students in class.
In brief, I agree that college students should claim an education to be successful. This is because, in order for us to move on in life, we need to have the knowledge and to do so we have to go to college. For example, to have an education, I won’t miss class ever because then you would miss a lesson or an assignment that was important.