Guerber's Essay: Is Diversity In Education Essential?
Is Diversity in Education Essential?
During the course of this essay I will present a response to the letter "Education as a commodity" and explain why I disagree with Guerber's weakly substantiated argument. I shall address the three prevalent premises offered by the author, while further critically evaluating and revealing their flaws, truths or irrelevances.
It is clear from the letter, the author has concluded that universities who take diversity into account when selecting future students, are doing so wrongly. He believes it is unfair and irrelevant to education. "It does not, and should not, educate one group of people over another because of their race." (Guerber 1999). This topic of affirmative action, quotas and diversity in university selection, is a much …show more content…
This one student may not come to be "culturally endowed" but others may very well. As is the case with most foreign students. One cannot base an argument on a single individual's particular view.
Yes achieving your degree is your primary aim of attending university, but it most certainly should not be the only one. One of the most important aspects of education is the social skills learnt at university. The real world is diverse and it is logical, that the place we prepare for it should thus be the same.
In this day and age, business enterprises are not just looking for bright young graduates who are knowledgeable and intelligent, but who are socially aware, thus socially functional. These attributes allow for a socially integratable employee. This increases the business competitive advantage, as the company's employee's work effectively together as a
During the course of this essay I will present a response to the letter "Education as a commodity" and explain why I disagree with Guerber's weakly substantiated argument. I shall address the three prevalent premises offered by the author, while further critically evaluating and revealing their flaws, truths or irrelevances.
It is clear from the letter, the author has concluded that universities who take diversity into account when selecting future students, are doing so wrongly. He believes it is unfair and irrelevant to education. "It does not, and should not, educate one group of people over another because of their race." (Guerber 1999). This topic of affirmative action, quotas and diversity in university selection, is a much …show more content…
This one student may not come to be "culturally endowed" but others may very well. As is the case with most foreign students. One cannot base an argument on a single individual's particular view.
Yes achieving your degree is your primary aim of attending university, but it most certainly should not be the only one. One of the most important aspects of education is the social skills learnt at university. The real world is diverse and it is logical, that the place we prepare for it should thus be the same.
In this day and age, business enterprises are not just looking for bright young graduates who are knowledgeable and intelligent, but who are socially aware, thus socially functional. These attributes allow for a socially integratable employee. This increases the business competitive advantage, as the company's employee's work effectively together as a