Seneca the younger

eneca the younger

In reading this article I believe that Seneca the younger thinks that a quality education does not just simply teach us how to give an exact number or find a simple answer. I feel as if he wants us to be critical thinkers look deeper into our work and have purposely meaning for learning. That liberal arts is not just learning but critically thinking how we came up with such an answer. I personally believe this is the overall big picture he is trying to get across to the reader

Seneca the younger

 I feel as if Seneca the Younger is trying to spread the word of what good studying the liberal arts may do for a young mind. However, he appears to be very opinionated and almost disgusted with the way that some things in the world have come about. He seems to mock people who are a professional at something and yet they do not truly know what their profession is for. He sums up his message for me in letter 20, sentence 4. He answers the question of “Why, then, do we educate our children in the liberal arts?” with this “it is not because they can bestow virtue, but because they prepare the soul for the reception of virtue.” Life is one big challenge and I think he is just trying to say that the liberal arts can better prepare us for the continuous challenge that all of us face ahead.

 - Wade Turner

Valerie Strauss

The liberal arts should be "defunded" in the eyes of certain political groups and other people in America. In my eyes the political arts are a vital part of American history and even in this age of technological fortune there are needs for people with a liberal arts education. If all of the technology in the world suddenly became unusable and obsolete, then people with said liberal arts education will be some of the most sought after people in the world. Last week the topic of "Are We Free" came up in class. In the technological sense, we are not free. We depend on technology so much it Is literally a requirement to have a cell phone in your pocket or you won’t be able to go throughout the day. Being educated in the liberal arts frees us from this technology based prison. It is of the upmost importance that we are educated in the liberal arts. 

- Wade Turner

QOTD: Are We Free?

QOTD: Are We Free?
America as a nation is free. Free from being told what to think, when to think, and how to think it. We are free in our adolescent years to go to school with no cost. We are free to decide what we want to do with our lives. We make our own decisions without them being made for us by our superiors. Most people can't even have the job they desire in foreign countries because they are either too poor, uneducated, or completely denied their wishes by the government that rules them. We are what we choose to be. That is why we are free.
- Wade Turner

The Meaning of "Liberal Arts" education

liberal arts is a course of subjects that can all relate to each other.getting an understanding of everything so that when you graduate you become a well rounded citizen.a lot of people do end up doing what they got their degree for so liberal arts comes in and plays a role in your life.

What General Education Should be

The article What Every Student Should Know by Charles McGrath speaks from several different viewpoints and compares these more so than anything. McGrath presents the differing opinions on general education and what that should be. Some believe strongly in more "liberal" studies while others believe that an education should be specified on accordance to one's profession. While base curriculum education is important for certain skills, a generally enriching education also has its benefits. Throughout the article the debate is present, however it is seemingly agreed upon that educational needs are ever-changing. With this in mind, our required curriculum must remain flexible to keep its appeal and value.

The Meaning of "Liberal" Arts

1. In the article on The Washington Post, Strauss speaks on the broad interpretations of the meaning of the word "liberal" in liberal arts. She validates clearly that most people have their own idea of what the word itself means while it is actually very cut-and-dry. I myself am in agreement with Strauss in saying that a liberal arts education is that of which one can become a free-thinker and enrich themselves far beyond the common curriculum. This argument plays into the last in that both authors are advocating for the importance and recognition of the liberal arts as a vital key to a balanced society. The liberal arts allow for a well-informed community of people in a way that will not diminish with time.