Here Here Edryce
I would agree life long learning is an enabler for life it
forms characters and gives food for the active brain for thinking and
decisions and also the most important thing communication with others and
life itself - without it what formations would arise.
Iris
-----Original Message-----
From: Edryce Reynolds
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Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:07 AM
To:
MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: Re: Education for life and
landing your first job
Although I did not get an aha from Hemingway, I
relate
to what you are saying. During my college years, I
learned that since I had to take those courses, I
might as well get something out of them. I learned
to
appreciate poetry that I might never have read on my
own; I learned to respect the Greek and Roman
cultures; I especially liked learning philosophy,
because I could relate it to my life. I believe
that
what I learned from a liberal arts education was how
to make meaning out of whatever experience I might
have, how to make each day count for something.
That, to me, is education for living.
Why can't we do both--educate for life and for jobs?
As a vocational educator, I often focused on this
for
students who were so eager to get into the
workforce.
They usually responded very well and indulged me in
my
"learning for living" approach.
Edryce
--- Romie Littrell <
littrelliaccp@yahoo.com> wrote:
> If you truly believe, or believe we believe, that
> Shakespeare, Dante, and Hemingway are not
> important aspects of education for life and
> landing a first job, then perhaps aren't properly
> educated for either. As an example, I vividly
> remember seeing as a high school student the
> movie of Hemingway's THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA,
> which inspired me to read the book, and this
> experience stood me in good stead in
> understanding the trials and tribulations of a
> computer and software sales and marketing for 17
> years, and also in looking for new jobs. About
> one time in fifty, you do bring the fish home.
> MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING we all understand, and
> most of us working in education, business, and
> government can empathize with the great
> philosophers standing around in Purgatory.
>
> --- Arieh A Ullmann <
aullmann@binghamton.edu>
> wrote:
> > Is "Education for life" the same as "education
> > for landing your first job"?
> > If so, let's get rid of Shakespeare in the
> > curriculum, Dante, Hemingway,
> > ... to name just a few items in a useless skill
> > set!!
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