"The student is, or ought to be, a young man who is already beginning to follow learning for its own sake..."
When my Dad's father attended Calvin Seminary, i believe he was the first in his family. his wife was the only child in her family to graduate high school. My mom's father graduated from 8th grade, and his wife may have attended high school. One generation ago, my mother and father and all their siblings attended college, and were very blessed to do so. In this generation, my siblings and I are all attending college and quite enjoying the learning. This is not the case with many peers, nor is it the case with a large collection of students throughout the nation. C.S. Lewis regrets that higher education has become 'final education', and describes how education is a life-long pursuit. Today, many students don't appreciate the taste of the life-long learning that 4 years offer, because higher education has become 'normal'.
On a different note, i'm not sure C.S. Lewis is entirely correct. Higher education nowadays is primarily meant to teach students how to learn, and secondarily to help students explore, and thirdly to give students occupations. Higher education has changed, as Lewis described, but it has changed again since Lewis' day, and i think what it has become is in many ways exactly what today's world needs.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
It's definitely sad how some people don't realize the gift they are recieve when they are in college. You are right, higher education has become simply the norm. It's what is expected of students after getting out of high school. If one doesn't go for the higher education they might face being ridiculed or looked down up.
I also like how you say that higher eduation is meant to teach students how to learn. This is a good thing to note, because many people tend to overlook this concept.
Post a Comment