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    Meaning of Liberal Education In the article, “The Meaning of Liberal Education”, the author Robert A. Scott explores what the purpose of a liberal arts education is and how it is connected to making students more aware of their world. Scott conveyed that a liberal education provides a broad exposure to be shared by all students no matter their major. He feels that a liberal education will expose the student to the world in which we live. According to Scott, by experiencing a liberal education, the

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    Liberal art schools, concentrate not only on academic subjects, but on producing well-rounded individuals. Working towards a baccalaureate degree in the Art or Science field involves taking courses in what are traditionally referred to as the "liberal" arts. This means that your courses will be in general areas of study--philosophy, mathematics, literature, art history, economics, languages, and so on--rather than in applied or specialized field. A non-specialized requirement structure, which prepares

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    A liberal arts education is one that, by definition, focuses not on one specific subject, but rather prepares its student by giving them knowledge in many areas and developing the student’s critical thinking that will allow them to adapt to an ever-changing world. Naturally, this means students at a university that employs a liberal arts education take classes outside their major. Students of the humanities or social sciences must enroll in courses of mathematics and natural sciences, and while many

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    figure out what type of education is more beneficial to students in post-secondary education. The two types that are most often talked about, and debated about are liberal arts education, and vocational education. Does one have more advantages that the other? Or are both in moderation more beneficial to students? After researching, and reading many articles, and journals, I’ve comprehended that many authors support liberal arts, and want it to be incorporated into our education system because it helps

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    The liberal arts refers to a wide variety of academic subjects such as english, math, philosophy, and social and physical sciences included in all college curriculums. The usefulness of a liberal arts education has been widely debated recently on its viability and effectiveness in preparing students for accessible occupations and societal settings. Many feel a liberal arts education is a perfect way to hone someone's skills in communication, critical thinking, and writing. Supporters of a liberal

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    Liberal arts education Liberal craftsmanship education implies arts subjects, for example, writing and history, as unmistakable from science and innovation. Generally, in the United States, there has constantly existed a pressure in advanced education between the liberal arts education of the individual and the accomplishment of particular and down to earth targets. Liberal arts education schools in the United States have generally tilted the equalization for instructing the entire individual.

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    Before beginning my college journey, I had considered what I expected out of a liberal arts education. My number one reason for attending Central was for their education program. My goal for the future, however shallowly thought out it may have been, was to be a good teacher, and make a difference in children’s lives. Because of Central’s Teacher Academy program, their high standards, and excellent reputation in the field, I knew this was the place that would help me attain those goals. However

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    INTRODUCTION. Liberal education enables people and sets them up to manage multifaceted nature, differing qualities, and change. It gives understudies wide information of the more extensive world (e.g. science, society, and society) and in addition top to bottom study in a particular range of hobby. A liberal instruction offers some assistance with developing a feeling of social obligation, and solid and transferable scholarly and down to earth aptitudes, for example, correspondence, explanatory

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    Liberal education is the very basis of college education. Although time has changed liberal education’s influence on university had it not been for the great thinkers of ancient society the academy of today would not exist. On another spectrum liberal education also heavily influences and impacts politics. By broadening one’s knowledge it greatly aids in decision and law making. Often providing a better understanding of others and improving the execution of the law by covering and considering every

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    Zakaria, author of “In Defense of a Liberal Education,” characterizes India as a technology-focused and economically driven country that values the idea of a liberal education about as much as someone values a fork when soup is for dinner. India is portrayed as a place that only cares about STEM related fields, stifling curiosity and denouncing the idea of learning for learning’s sake. When India and the United States are compared in “In Defence of a Liberal Education,” India comes across as uptight

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