Tuesday, November 12, 2013

12A Benefits of A Liberal Arts Education


From the readings this week so far and the discussions we have had in class, a liberal arts education is what many and most universities have as their education as a foundation for the students. To me a liberal arts education contains a foundation for students to first obtain basic knowledge. With this it just refreshes the students mind of how college setting are going to be like and how to become critical thinkers for their own use as their academics progresses. Second, it helps us with our critical thinking skills as I mentioned before. Along with our communication, and problem solving skills, which is what everyone should have a good grasp on. Third, is to have a learning foundation to be able to specialize in what we are majoring in. Not only will this foundation help the way we learn, but it will also conform us into a different way of looking at things.

 Finally, this type of education lets us as students explore the different types of majors that the university has to offer to us. By doing this is gives us an opportunity to explore areas that we never thought of exploring and giving us possibilities to perhaps change our minds on our majors. It makes us more diverse and has more knowledge on things that we did not know about before. In the real world people with business and owners of companies are looking for diverse people who do not just know about they’re major, but are also aware of other areas and things happening around us. 




The qualities and the content that a liberal arts education provides to a student are magical. We get to learn so much and explore different areas in different majors that you never know can change your mind. Applying one of the reading this week, this provides for innovated students to be able to think on their feet and think outside the box in pressured situations. If you're an intrinsically motivated person than you will be able to obtain new knowledge and skills continually. Learning about just the facts is not enough and nor will it be so helpful, but learning about the concepts and the creativity part of it will be a lot more helpful. 

"The capacity to innovate — the ability to solve problems creatively or bring new possibilities to life — and skills like critical thinking, communication and collaboration are far more important than academic knowledge"

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