Results
Emerson: 30
Prose: 31
Baldwin: 31
Findings
What makes a person educated?
- Ability to use prior knowledge to solve problems
- Ability to recognize, reflect and criticize societal values and influences
- Ability to recognize passions and seek out information about such interests
Is a skilled person with no formal schooling truly educated?
- Yes, part of being educated is containing and utilizing human instincts to solve problems.
- Yes, there is a difference between formal and informal education, but the result is the same. A person who learns from their environment.
- Yes, everyone has a natural ability and potential for learning. Our individualization comes from how we pursue this education.
What is the purpose of education? What are we seeking when we attend school? What are we looking for in education?
- Education has the ability to foster a love of reading. By studying the literary and rhetorical aspects of text we better understand the text, which leads to greater appreciation. This also helps develop the students critical thinking skills.
- Education has the ability to help students discover their self-identity. By developing and retaining knowledge, we develop the ability to question the knowledge itself and where it comes from. This helps the students develop critical thinking skills.
- Education has the ability to help us discover and fulfill our individual passions and ambition levels.
