In Crabtree’s essay he talks about how he thinks that great books education is a better learning experience than a technical school type education. I agree but disagree.
I agree that this type of education is very beneficial when it comes learning different types of skills. I think the more that you know about different types of subjects, the more knowledgably you are in different areas. It does seem logical that if you would get a brooder learning aspect from a great books education. You’ll learn how to write reports and any other official type documents by an English class; you’ll learn how the body works from a biology class; doing some sort of math equations depending on the level of math you took. It’s a well rounded program. I really like the point that Crabtree makes that a lot of job fields are starting to rely on machines with advance technology, therefore replacing the actual people that physically do that job. Because these jobs are adapting to the changes of this world, Crabtree makes a point that employers aren’t interested in the well rounded education anymore. They want someone that knows that particular job back to front.
Being the fact that employers want their future employees to already know the job, it makes it harder for one to pursue a broader education. With most employers not caring that college grads don’t have a wide education level, the student doesn’t think the money spent would be worth it. I loved that Crabtree made that distinction. College is very expensive as it is with out all the extra classes need to be taken for this type of education. Even technical course that are specified for a certain career field is pricy. Plus with technical course out there that teach just what you need to know for the job; most people don’t even care if they learn more. That would take time they don’t think they have and money they don’t have. So I see the pro’s and con’s for the great books education. If you could pay for half of my college time and pay my bills while I’m in college I would greatly consider it.
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Hi Megan, I absolutely agree with Crabtree. However, I think it starts when kids are very small, not when our cognitive abilities are already formed. Check it out if you are interested in learning more. Nowadays it is often called "Classical Education". Preschool probably the closest match would be Montessori schools.
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