The Goals of a Liberal Education

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The Goals of a Liberal Education
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The Goals of a Liberal Education

• What does it mean to receive a liberal
  education?
• What seven subjects were considered the original
  liberal arts?

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The Ten Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person

• They listen and they hear..
• They read and they understand
• They can talk with anyone

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The Ten Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person

• They can write clearly and persuasively and
  movingly
• They can solve a wide variety of puzzles and
  problems

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The Ten Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person

• They respect rigor not so much for its own sake
  but as a way of seeking truth
• They practice humility, tolerance, and
  self-criticism

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The Ten Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person

• They understand how to get things done in the
  world
• They nurture and empower the people around them
• They follow E.M. Forsters injunction from
  Howards End Only connect

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Group Work

• Theresa will assign everyone to a group.
• Study the trait you have received.
• As a group, give an example of how you can
  achieve this trait while you are in college.

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Group Work

• As a group, decide on a person who possesses this
  trait.
• Appoint a spokesperson and a recorder.