The Value of a Liberal Arts Education
When I was growing up, my parents taught me that with hard work and determination, I could be successful at anything. For me, all I ever wanted to do was get done with school and win the lottery. My father was a former Marine, and he pretty much scared me into doing well in school and working hard to achieve a better life than he had. Not only did he instill the need for hard work in the classroom, but also working hard in sports and work. He taught me the value of a dollar, and made me realize how valuable good work can be.
Upon finishing high school, it was certain I would be headed to college. After two years at a community college, I was pretty burnt out and lacked the desire to want to succeed. The days were just cookie-cutter days, and all the classes were straight to the point on whatever subject you chose a degree in. Baseball was the only thing keeping me in school, and when I got the chance to visit Loras it gave me a second breath at me college experience. The quote from Albert Einstein posted above sums up the difference between my previous school and Loras. Anyone could read a book and learn about a subject on paper, but a real Liberal Arts education allows you to explore every inch of that subject. Through interrogating questions from close and friendly professors to getting to do real work in the community, Loras offers a much wider array of an education.
Loras is a Liberal Arts school, which has changed my outlook on college and re-ignited my drive to get a degree. It gave me an opportunity to learn things I couldn't possibly learn from a textbook alone. The Advanced Gen-Ed classes and cluster system have grown my ability to learn new ideas, and have shaped me into a man who can be a good leader in the workplace. Loras and its Liberal Arts teachings have taught me much more than I would have learned had I stayed where I was previously. I strongly believe that.
Loras College wants its students to become "Loras-Educated People," and they do this teaching in ways that support the four dispositions: active learning, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers, and responsible contributors. It is my belief that after these last few years at Loras, I exhibit the majority of these standards. Two of these dispositions fit me most, those being active learning and ethical decision-making.
When I was growing up, my parents taught me that with hard work and determination, I could be successful at anything. For me, all I ever wanted to do was get done with school and win the lottery. My father was a former Marine, and he pretty much scared me into doing well in school and working hard to achieve a better life than he had. Not only did he instill the need for hard work in the classroom, but also working hard in sports and work. He taught me the value of a dollar, and made me realize how valuable good work can be.
Upon finishing high school, it was certain I would be headed to college. After two years at a community college, I was pretty burnt out and lacked the desire to want to succeed. The days were just cookie-cutter days, and all the classes were straight to the point on whatever subject you chose a degree in. Baseball was the only thing keeping me in school, and when I got the chance to visit Loras it gave me a second breath at me college experience. The quote from Albert Einstein posted above sums up the difference between my previous school and Loras. Anyone could read a book and learn about a subject on paper, but a real Liberal Arts education allows you to explore every inch of that subject. Through interrogating questions from close and friendly professors to getting to do real work in the community, Loras offers a much wider array of an education.
Loras is a Liberal Arts school, which has changed my outlook on college and re-ignited my drive to get a degree. It gave me an opportunity to learn things I couldn't possibly learn from a textbook alone. The Advanced Gen-Ed classes and cluster system have grown my ability to learn new ideas, and have shaped me into a man who can be a good leader in the workplace. Loras and its Liberal Arts teachings have taught me much more than I would have learned had I stayed where I was previously. I strongly believe that.
Loras College wants its students to become "Loras-Educated People," and they do this teaching in ways that support the four dispositions: active learning, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers, and responsible contributors. It is my belief that after these last few years at Loras, I exhibit the majority of these standards. Two of these dispositions fit me most, those being active learning and ethical decision-making.