| I am quite
focused on the health-related fields, and have seen up close the
importance of becoming a life-long learner in college. Science in general
and health care specifically have gone through light years worth of change
in the last two decades. There is almost nothing similar in the practice
of any type of science or medicine between the past and the present, and
the future holds great promise in terms of reducing human suffering
worldwide. Liberal arts educations give the student a real breadth of
experience along with content and ways to approach new learning unlike any
other experience. Within the workforce, there must be individuals who can
lead while everyone is struggling to learn new material. I believe that
those who have a broader educational experience can better grasp new
concepts and apply them directly to the workplace. Considering that
knowledge now grows at a logarithmic pace, those who possess the ability
to acquire new knowledge, and apply it to quickly evolving situations will
contribute so much more to both community and the workplace than those who
are tied to dated sets of skills and facts. |
I also believe that a liberal arts education
can contribute to a happy, fulfilled life. Our culture in particular
focuses on ownership of objects as a way to bring meaning to one's life.
But a full, productive life has so many more components, including art,
literature, music, and an appreciation of history. Humans don't do very
well in a life without texture. Considering the complexity of world events
of late, I feel that one must take a longer, more historically based look
at the root causes and possible solutions to the many crises that erupt on
our blue planet. Only an education with breadth, texture, and color can
open the world to a student. |
