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Thevalueofagoodeducation

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firstofall,gettinggoodeducation,peoplecanabtainmoreopportunitiesinthefutureeasily,nomatterthefurthereducationorgettingasuitablejob.Second,forstudentsthemselves,gettingexcellenteducationmeanstheymayhavemorerelativeknowledgeandinformationintheirmajorthanthosewhodidn'tgetit.Alsotheymayconstructpersonalqualificationtomeettheall-arounddevelopment.Theycanservewellforourmodernsociety.

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Anex-presidentofthisinstitution,whenitwasacollegewithanenrollmentofseveralthousand,wasaskedhowmanystudentstheschoolhad.HequippedOh,perhapsadozen.Hewasmakingajokethatisasoldasthehills.Thepresidentofalargecorporationuseditwhenhewasaskedbyareporter(duringastrike)howmanyworkerstherewereinhisplant.Oneofmyjunior-highteachersusedtoremindusthattobeastudentmeantmorethanmerelybeingapupil.

Timeschange.Thedefinitionofstudentoncewasonewhostudiessomething.Todayitcanmeanmerelyonewhoattendsaschool,collegeoruniversity.Thismoderndefinitiondoesn'tevensuggestthatthepersondoesmorethanattend.Collegeanduniversityprofessorsstillusethefirstdefinition,andschoolshaveways(suchasrequirements,examsandgrades)toattempttoensurethatthosewhoattendwillalsostudyandlearnsomething.

Sowhatdistinguishesastudent?Whatmakesthestudentstandoutfromtherestoftheclass?ThefourAs:attitude,academicskills,awareness,andaccomplishment,certainlyarealargepartofit,andastudentwhohasthemwillbeverylikelytoearnAs:

Attitudeisprimarilyagenuinedesiretolearn,andthewillingnesstodohardintellectualworktoachieveunderstanding.Itisalsoshownbyhowwellyouapplyyourselfeventosubjectsinwhichyouhavelittleinterest,andhowmuchyoucanachieveevenwhenaprofessor'sstyleisn'ttoyourliking.

Academicskillsincludeabilitytoreadwithcomprehension,intelligentuseofresources(includinglibraryresources),logicalandmathematicalskills,efficientstudyhabits,andtheabilitytocommunicateclearlyandfluentlyinspeakingandwriting.

Awarenessofwhat'sgoingonintheworldaroundyou,andthehabitofintelligentlyrelatingittoyouracademiccourses.Forexample,whentakingacourseinpoliticalscience,youshouldrelatewhatyouarelearninginclasstowhat'shappeningonthenationalandworldpoliticalscene.Whentakingasciencecourse,youshouldrelatescientificprinciplestophenomenayouobserveineverydaylife,andgooutofyourwaytofindapplicationsandexamplesofscienceintherealworld.

Accomplishmentisdemonstratedbysuccessfulapplicationofunderstanding.Theevidenceofthatis:

Correctandconfidentapplicationofwhatyou'velearnedtonewproblemsandchallenges,

clearandeffectivecommunicationofyourunderstandingthroughspeakingandwriting,and

possessionofabaseofinformation,skillsandunderstandingsufficienttoallowyoutocontinueyoureducationoutsideoftheclassroom,throughoutyourlife.

AlloftheseadduptoafifthA:ability,awordfrequentlyusedabove.Thegoalofeducationistoachievetheabilitytoapplyone'sknowledgeinnew,creative,andcorrectways.Abilitiesarenotentirelyinnate;someareachievablethroughdedicatedandfocusedeffort.

Othersymptomsandqualitiesofagoodstudentinclude:

Self-discipline.Thesuccessfulstudenthaslearnedtobudgettime,andusesitefficiently,andwilldothethingsthatneedtobedone,whentheymustbedone,whetherornotonefeelslikeitatthetime.

Initiative.Inshort:doingthingswithoutbeingtold.Thestudentdoesn'twaitforassignmentstoreadaheadinthetextbook,ortoseekoutandstudyrelatedbookstogainunderstanding.Thegoodstudentdoesmoreproblemsorexercisesthanassigned,anddoesthemevenwhennoneareassigned.Thegoodstudentworkinginthelaboratorydoesnotmerelyfollowinstructions(thoughthatisanimportantskill)butlooksforopportunitiestodiscovernewthings,trynewthings,orfindbettermethods.Whenanopportunityarisestodoaprojectoutsideofclass,thegoodstudentjumpsatthechanceanddoesn'tevenaskwhetheritwillearnextracredit.

Breadthofinterests.Collegeprovidesagreatopportunitytobroadenyourinterestsandexplorenewthings.Youmayneveragainhaveavailabletoyousuchaconvenientandcomprehensivelibrary,suchdiverseandinexpensiveculturaleventsandacademicactivities.Mucheducationcanoccuroutsideofclass,ifyouseekit.Butifyouconfineyourselftothethingsyou'vealwaysdone,avoidinganythingnewandunfamiliar,youwillhavesquanderedavaluableopportunity.

Anopenmindisamindreceptivetoexaminationofnewideasandfacts.Havinganopenminddoesnotmeanthatonejumpsonthebandwagonofeverynewfad.Abettercharacterizationofanopenmindisonewhichiswillingtodispassionatelyandrationallyanalyzenewideas,weighingthemobjectivelyagainstestablishedknowledgeandthefactsathand.

Acriticalhabitofmind.Educationismorethantheacquisitionofinformation.Itincludestheabilitytoacquirenewinformation,tocriticallyevaluatethatinformation,andtocorrectlyandeffectivelyuseit.Withsomanyinformationsourcesatourdisposalinthiscomputerageweareawashininformation,andindangerofinformationoverload.Butmuchofthatinformationisfraudulent,worthless,incomplete,orjustplainwrong.Ithasalwaysbeenso.Probably95%ofthebooksinanylibrarycouldbelostwithnoharmtohumanknowledge.Butit'snoteasytodeterminejustwhichbooksareworthkeeping.Weareassaultedthrougheverymediumbyfolkstryingtosellussomething(withimpressiveclaimsofitsvalue),topersuadeustoacceptsomepoliticalorsocialidea,toconvertustosomereligionorphilosophy,ortoconvinceusofthevalueofsomemedicalpanacea.Mostofthisishumbug.Oneofthevaluesofagoodeducationistheabilitytoseethroughfalseandunfoundedclaimsandoutrightdeceptions.Bythiscriterion,educationhaslargelybeenafailure,formanypeoplewhohavecollegedegreesarestillsuckersforthesnake-oilandperpetual-motion-machinepeddlers.

Perceptiveness.Themoreyoulearn,themoreperceptiveyoubecome.Youcan,asnecessary,readbetweenthelines.Younolongerneedeverythingspelledout;youcanfillinmissingdetails.Youaren'tdependentonbeingshown;youcanpuzzlethingsoutforyourself.Youperceivequicklywhatawriterorspeakermeans,withoutmisinterpreting.Youlearntoseektheintendedmeaningofwhatyoureadorhearratherthantryingtoimposeyourownpreconceivedmeaning.Youcanseethroughcomplexitytotheheartofamatter.Youareabletodistinguishtheimportantfromthetrivialinaseriousdiscussion.

Objectivity.Mostofusbeginoureducationwithanegocentricview,expectingeverythingtohavesomerelevancetoourneedsordesires.Weevenimposesuchinterpretationsonthingswelearn,andavoidlearningsomethingsbecausetheydon'tseemimportantatthetime.Educationcanbroadenthatview,encouragingustosetouregosasideandobjectivelyevaluatefactsandinterpretations.Wefindoutthatmereunsupportedpersonalopinionshavenovalueinanacademicdiscussion.Welearntorecognizethevalidityoffactsandideasthatwemaynotlike.Welearnthatotherpeopleandotherculturesinterpretthingsdifferently,andthatfactisnota-priorievidencethattheyarewrong.Welearnthattheworlddoesnotrevolvearoundus,andtheuniversecaresnotonebitwhetherweexist,orwhatwedo.Educationcangiveushumility.

Humility.Howevermuchoneknows,onemustrealizethere'salotmoretobelearned,andthatsomeofwhatone`knows'mayturnouttobewrong.Forthisreasonintellectualarroganceisunbecominganeducatedperson.Knowinglotsofthingsisgood,butknowingthelimitationsofone'sknowledgeisessentialtousingitproperly.Manyoftheclassicerrorsofhistoryweremadebypeopleover-confidentlygoingbeyondwhattheyknewandunderstood.

Worktobeeducated,notmerelytrained