The Reason for Study
In looking forward and exploring the potential of going back to school, I'm back to the beginning in thinking about what to study and why?
In my research I've stumbled upon the following article from The Age: "We must nurture the humanities"
"Australian universities need to do much more to fulfil their most important role: teaching students to think for themselves."
"The idea of a liberal arts education goes back more than 2000 years to Plato's Academy. It holds that an educated citizen in a free society should have a grounding in philosophy, history, literature, the sciences, maths, foreign languages, politics and fine arts...This kind of education does not train you in a profession, but it gives you an intellectual foundation to use throughout your life, whether you decide to go into medicine, law, business, engineering, or any other occupation.”
Definitely food for thought. The search continues...
In my research I've stumbled upon the following article from The Age: "We must nurture the humanities"
"Australian universities need to do much more to fulfil their most important role: teaching students to think for themselves."
"The idea of a liberal arts education goes back more than 2000 years to Plato's Academy. It holds that an educated citizen in a free society should have a grounding in philosophy, history, literature, the sciences, maths, foreign languages, politics and fine arts...This kind of education does not train you in a profession, but it gives you an intellectual foundation to use throughout your life, whether you decide to go into medicine, law, business, engineering, or any other occupation.”
Definitely food for thought. The search continues...
posted by MelMel at 12:15 PM
1 Comments:
This is definitely important stuff. Its hard to believe the world can function without people having this basic knowledge.
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