First Draft
Brianna Fitzgerald
ENG 110
Section
Personally I found that higher education was necessary in my life with the path that I was planning on following later in life. I plan to become a dental hygienist and I am required to earn four years of higher education to get to the level that I wish to be at. However, this is not for everyone, some people are able to live their life the way they want without having any further education after graduation highschool. It all depends on their interests and plans for life, and that is different for each and every person.
I agree with Barnett’s point of higher education being unsettling because you learn and experience so many things that you couldn’t experience in high school. For example, for many people, when you go to earn a higher education it is also the time where you learn to live on your own and move away from your home. Also, college is a new level of challenging your knowledge and figuring out what information you truly retained throughout your years of lower education. You start to figure out what you are going to do with the rest of your life and what you need to achieve what you plan to do. College is where you are in a new environment and you have to learn how to come out of your bubble and interact with a whole new spectrum of people. All the responsibility is on you now.
Nussbaum states, “This tradition argues that education is not just about the passive assimilation of facts and cultural traditions, but about challenging the mind to become active, competent, and thoughtfully critical in a complex world.” This statement goes along with Barnett’s thought that “A higher education experience is not complete unless the student realizes that, no matter how much effort is put in, or how much library research, there are no final answers.” These statements go hand in hand in showing that you can be an active learner, and ask questions, and go the extra mile in your classes and you could still come up not knowing the answer. Sometimes it is ok to not come up with the answer, however it is important to learn and ask questions about why you have come up with no answers. With my current knowledge I am able to form an opinion on the thoughts of Barnett and Nussbaum, however I have not yet experienced what they speak about because I have only just begun my journey in earning a higher education and I have not yet come to the point of learning that there are no final answers as Barnett says. As my education goes on I will be able to discover the things these writers talk about and be able to experience them first hand.
Speaking from personal experience, this is my first time living away from home and having to learn to do almost everything on my own. There’s no one there to tell you to do your homework or remind you of what you have to get done that night. If you miss class for any reason it is solely your responsibility to find out what you missed and what you need to makeup. I think earning a higher education is an important and very maturing stage in a person’s life. For most people, it is where you learn to become an adult, it is the next stage in entering the real world. Of course I miss living at home and I miss my family, but I know it is an important stage of my life that I am going to adjust to and it will help me mature as a person. Yes, there will be challenges and I will struggle at times, but learning how to overcome that is an important part of earning a higher education.
Final Draft
Brianna Fitzgerald
Professor Amy Amoroso
ENG 110
Section I
The Role of Higher Education
What is the role that higher education plays in our lives? Personally I found that higher education was necessary in my life with the path that I chose to follow. I plan to become a dental hygienist and I am required to earn four years of higher education to get to the level that I wish to be at. However, this is not for everyone, some people are able to live their life the way they want without having any further education after graduation highschool. It all depends on their interests and plans for life, and that is different for each and every person.
I agree with Barnett’s point of higher education being unsettling because you learn and experience so many things that you couldn’t experience in high school. For example, for many people, when you go to earn a higher education it is also the time where you learn to live on your own and move away from your home. In addition, college is a new level of challenging your knowledge and figuring out what information you truly retained throughout your years of lower education. You start to figure out what you are going to do with the rest of your life and what you need to achieve what you plan to do. College is where you are in a new environment and you have to learn how to come out of your bubble and interact with a whole new spectrum of people. All the responsibility is on you now.
Nussbaum states, “This tradition argues that education is not just about the passive assimilation of facts and cultural traditions, but about challenging the mind to become active, competent, and thoughtfully critical in a complex world.” This statement goes along with Barnett’s thought that “A higher education experience is not complete unless the student realizes that, no matter how much effort is put in, or how much library research, there are no final answers.” These statements go hand in hand in showing that you can be an active learner, ask questions, and go the extra mile in your classes and you could still come up not knowing the answer. Sometimes it is ok to not come up with the answer, however it is important to learn and ask questions about why you have come up with no answers. With my current knowledge I am able to form an opinion on the thoughts of Barnett and Nussbaum, however I have not yet experienced what they speak about because I have only just begun my journey in earning a higher education and I have not yet come to the point of learning that there are no final answers as Barnett says. As my education goes on I will be able to discover the things these writers talk about and be able to experience them first hand.
Speaking from personal experience, this is my first time living away from home and having to learn to do almost everything on my own. There’s no one there to tell you to do your homework or remind you of what you have to get done that night. If you miss class for any reason it is solely your responsibility to find out what you missed and what you need to makeup. I think earning a higher education is an important and very maturing stage in a person’s life. For most people, it is where you learn to become an adult, it is the next stage in entering the real world. Of course I miss living at home and I miss my family, but I know it is an important stage of my life that I am going to adjust to and it will help me mature as a person. Yes, there will be challenges and I will struggle at times, but learning how to overcome that is an important part of earning a higher education.
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