Name three things a liberal education can do for you, according to the article “The Purpose of a Liberal Education.”
What is allow you to see things as a whole;
enhance wisdom;
make you a better teacher;
contribute to your happiness;
teach you how to learn;
teach you how to think.
100
Is this a misconception or not? A Liberal Arts degree will make it harder to get a job after graduation.
What is a misconception.
The job market has not separated Liberal education from that of others. People with many different degrees have struggled to get jobs.
100
This is one of the gravest problems faced by all developing countries today.
What is the education of women?
100
This core area is composed of one course. What is the area and what is the course?
What is Writing & Information Literacy, Writ 1120 College Writing
This is one of the most common classes that first years take. How many of you are in College Writing this semester?
200
A liberal arts education allows you to think this way.
What is independently.
The diverse body of knowledge you will gain from liberal education allows you to use the tools of examination and analysis to think for yourself.
200
TRUE or FALSE: The United States is the only country in the world that follows the ideas of a liberal education system.
What is FALSE.
Other countries in the world have philosophies similar to that of the U.S. France has exams for their students in secondary education called a “baccalaureate,” in which students must master topics in philosophy and the sciences. China has also been jumping on board and has been talking with many educators to bring in different views to their education system.
200
According to Nussbaum, only ______ _______ has the potential to undo baneful and complacent habits of mind, and produce global citizens who can think well about the problems of today’s world.
What is Liberal Education.
200
The following describes what category? “Courses in this category focus on those branches of knowledge concerned with human thought and culture, including methods of inquiry typically used in humanistic study.” Bonus: How many courses do you need from this category?
What is Humanities.
300
TRUE or FALSE: According to the article “The Purpose of a Liberal Education,” a liberal arts education can make you a happier person.
What is TRUE.
The article said that there are statistics behind their claim that educated people are generally happier and mentally more healthy than others who are not as educated.
300
TRUE or FALSE: Rich kids don’t need a liberal education because their parents have already taught them what they need to know.
What is FALSE.
300
This is a system of education that exists, more or less, in the United States.
What is Liberal Education.
300
These courses fall under what category: General Chemistry, Life and Death of the Dinosaurs, and Oceanography
What is Natural Sciences.
Students need to complete 6 credits, 2 designators*, 1 lab.
400
Fill in the blanks: “…Any time two human beings get together and open their mouths; _______ and ________ are going on.”
What is teaching and learning
Throughout your life you will be put in positions of teaching others. You will be sharing your knowledge with so many different people over your lives that you will want to have a broad knowledge of many different things.
400
STEM stands for what?
What is Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.
400
Nussbaum states that the study of a ______ ______ could be an extremely important part of developing a global understanding.
What is the study of a foreign language.
400
How many credits can you take of Cultural Diversity in the United States?