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    AS A WEAPON IN TH E HANDS OF THE RESTLESS POO Title: AS A WEAPON IN THE HANDS OF THE RESTLESS POOR ‚ By: Shorris‚ Earl‚ Harper’s Magazine‚ 0017789X‚ Sep97‚ Vol. 295‚ Issue 1768 ON THE USES OF A LIBERAL EDUCATION AS A WEAPON IN THE HANDS OF THE RESTLESS POOR Next month I will publish a book about poverty in America‚ but not the book I intended. The world took me by surprise--not once‚ but again and again. The poor themselves led me in directions I could not have imagined‚ especially

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    have the question‚ “what are these for?” So as a consequence‚ those who do not know the true significance and value of what they had memorized‚ tend to dispose of them. This already shows a weakness of liberal education. According to Simpson‚ any education that matters is liberal. But still‚ liberal education’s effectiveness depends on what the student does with it or the way it is treated. A student is short-cutting himself by short-cutting humanities‚ as stated by Cousins. To avoid this‚ students

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    Views on liberal education are viewed in a wide range of ideas. William Cronon’s version describes liberal education in ten qualities found in human beings with the largest being love and connecting with the community around the person. Also‚ Cronon speaks of how can a person be free in their education when the requirements set up restricts them of what classes they might want to take; however‚ educated society must serve the common folks of their community. People not only care about themselves

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    Haile Dr. Jeffrey C. Kessler English 161 02/01/2018 Zakaria‚ Fared. “A Brief History of Liberal Education‚” In Defense of a Liberal Education‚” W. W. Norton‚ 2015‚ Pp 40-71. In this article‚ “A Brief History of Liberal Education‚” In Defense of a Liberal Education‚” Fared Zakaria discusses the foundation of liberal education and how it has changed over the centuries. He also talks about the early method of education and included mostly hunting and like farming classes while the ruling class was learning

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    Throughout history‚ people have always placed an emphasis on education but mainly for knowledge only. In “Liberal Studies and Education‚” Seneca challenges the traditional thinking in education and shows that the ultimate goal of education is acquiring virtue. According to Seneca‚ the path to virtue is through the teaching of purity and the effects of virtue are illustrated through kindliness‚ bravery‚ and temperance. There are many causes of virtue‚ but the most important is the teaching of purity

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    College students should pursue in Liberal Art Education because they give their students a better chance at receiving a job faster‚ it teaches the understanding of other cultures and nations‚ and the most important it teaches you how to embrace your writing skills‚ mathematics. Having a job is very important to today’s society but obtaining a job is very arduous. It is the only way that you can earn money other than babysitting or being a local house maid. When you try and apply for any sort of

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    can change. A word can mean something different to different people. A term that I find interesting is the word liberal ‚ with is root word being Liber which means free or “free one“. the meaning of the word liberal has also changed over time. What the word liberal means today doesn’t mean what it use to back In he 18th and 19th centuries. Back then the word liberal referred someone who believed in individual freedom in both personal and fiscal matters. It was used to described

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    Stockton Dallas Baptist University Friday Symposium September 24‚ 2004 A Philosophy of the Idea of Christian Liberal Arts Education Why is it important? I think rather that the Christian college has not sufficiently articulated its educational philosophy‚ and has not sold the evangelical public or perhaps even its own students and teachers on what it is trying to do…Christian education should not blindfold the student’s eyes to all the world has to offer‚ but it should open them to truth wherever

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    A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING ICT USE IN TEACHER EDUCATION A case study of the Primary Teacher training Colleges in Kenya Submitted by OREDO JOHN OTIENO To Strathmore University as a dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Information Technology (MSc.IT) August 2008 DECLARATION I certify that this dissertation is my original work and all material in this dissertation which is not my own work has been identified. I further certify

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    While academic knowledge can be a big advantage‚ liberal arts education is more important‚ because it can change viewpoint and priorities‚ help develop characteristics‚ while teaching how to think‚ and create the path to academic integrity. Though person can develop same characteristics in other ways‚ liberal arts education provides great support and shows the best possible way. Liberal arts education helps to build personality by providing essential skills. One of the main skills is the ability

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