The structure of a liberal arts education has been around and for centuries in Europe and the Americas however there is still extreme confusion about what it really is and why anyone would find it beneficial. The term liberal arts originally was translated to mean something along the lines of “skills of the citizen elite” or “a gentlemen’s education”(Lind 54). The original core pieces of a liberal arts education included: classical languages; rhetoric and logic; general education; a focus on the humanities;
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Liberal arts education is unique in the sense that learning is not geared to one specific vocation‚ but rather is based on broad learning. This ‘broad learning’ is made up of several diverse courses and can potentially be geared towards many different professions. For example‚ a curriculum may include courses from literature‚ languages and art to sociology‚ mathematics‚ statistics‚ biology‚ and even economics and political science! The authors of the article Defining Liberal Arts Education aim to
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purpose of education. Because of the extensiveness of education‚ settling on one form of an academic system has always been a challenge. People’s views of education are oftentimes based on their values‚ culture‚ religious beliefs‚ and environment. Thus‚ every person has their own definition and perception of education. Although views of education differ from person to person‚ there are certain aspects of academics which are valued by many. As depicted by Martha Nussbaum in “Education for Profit‚
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I believe the main merit of a liberal arts education is that it provides the flexibility needed in building a personally ideal education plan. Since we are all different individuals‚ it is natural for each of us to have completely different combinations of strong and weak points. Even if there were two students who would both like to major in Biology‚ one student may not be able to get their head around chemistry while the other student suffers in math. To educate a large group of students with the
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. With the Program in Liberal Medical Education‚ one must take full advantage of the opportunity to complete a liberal education. As such‚ there are many courses I would take that revolve around my scientific and medical interests‚ as well as liberal arts courses to develop my intellectual and creative capacity. I am fascinated by the complexities and fragilities of the human body‚ and at how one change in a gene or a lack of a hormone can cause potentially fatal effects. Therefore‚ I could take
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You and What Are You Doing Here?" by Mark Edmundson narrates the experience of studying at college. Mark Edmundson says‚ that the first day of college is a major achievement not just for the students attending to their classes also an achievement for parents‚ grandparents‚ uncles‚ and aunts who helped to get at college. He says‚ education in America is a fight against the drugs‚ violence‚ slime-based culture and big fight against the institution and education is about finding out what form of work
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with a company or firm. For example‚ take a nursing major obtaining a liberal education at a four-year college/university and a nursing major earning a two-year degree at a technical school. They teach the same skills needed to graduate with a nursing degree‚ but the main difference is the presence of a liberal education in the four-year degree‚ which is useful when one cannot find a job straight out of college. A liberal education requires the student to pay a lot more money than a technical student
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Liberal Education’s main purpose in not only to train someone for a specific position‚ but also to create or develop skills that can be utilized in any profession. However‚ I believe that the liberal arts are under pressure and in danger in today’s society. The threat that is overwhelming Liberal Education is cuts in programs and funding in private and public schools. Liberal‚ as defined in Fareed Zakaria’s In Defense of Liberal Education‚ is a Latin word which means “of or pertaining to a
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Role of Liberal Arts in a College Education Henry Rosovsky’s article entitled The Purposes of Liberal Education is a brief‚ but extremely accurate and clearly-written explanation of what he feels a liberal arts education entails. The author has had extensive experience in the field of education and has been able to shape and impact many students while being the Dean at Harvard College. For this reason‚ consideration of his ideas on the liberal arts is merited. His standard of liberal education and view
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