Connections Literature Assignment
Prompt 1: Becoming a Learner offers a framework and philosophy for the purpose of higher education. Write a 500 word response to the book. To help you get started, you may consider the following questions: What did you find useful? What experiences have you had that relate to the book? In what way can the ideas in this book help you have a successful freshman year? Also include questions that you have about the ideas in the book. In the concluding paragraph of your response, connect the themes of Becoming a Learner to the overall theme of How We Got to Now. Becoming a Learner is an introspective book that requires one to reflect and consider how they really view their own education. I thoroughly enjoyed the
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He would learn from many different fields of study before reaching his end goal. First Tudor learned how to harvest the ice from the frozen lakes in order to obtain his product. Tudor then had to learn how to transport his product from New England to many different locations across the world. Next he learned about good insulators in order to store the ice without it melting as it was shipped, and later stored at its destination. Upon arriving he discovered that people in these tropical climates didn’t understand the beauty of his product for some time and it caused him to learn about marketing and increasing product appeal. To be successful, Tudor was pushed to become a learner and study out these various …show more content…
They help one gauge their talents and strengthen their weaknesses. These things along with other opportunities such as study abroad and internships open one’s eyes to a whole new world of understanding. One becomes more prepared for the coming challenges that will be faced in a given career. Being well-rounded really does make a big difference. If it weren’t for the fact that Tudor, Lovelace, and Babbage had been creative and were able to draw from knowledge in various fields, then they would not have been successful in their endeavors. The same is true for a college student looking to contribute to society. Being well-rounded and open-minded is best way to find opportunity and become a learner.
Prompt 3: Chapter 2 (“COLD”) of How We Got to Now describes Frederic Tudor’s initial attempt to sell ice in the Caribbean. Why did it initially fail? How did Tudor respond to failure, and what was the ultimate result of his business idea? Find another apparent failure from a different chapter and explain what factors ultimately led to a later success. What personal qualities can you develop to overcome challenges and setbacks and be successful in college? (See Big Idea 2, “How do I best engage myself in the process of becoming an educated
As Zig Ziglar once said, "If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you." Basically, Ziglar is emphasizing how learning can be accomplished, only if you put your mind to it. In “Learning (Your First Job),” Dr. Robert Leamnson shares his strong belief of beginning students entering the post-secondary education. Leamnnson discusses the many ways of learning that can be used in college, such as studying, notes, assignments, and exams. Leamnson continuously discusses how no one will learn unless they want to. Learning is a biological process that relies on the brain. Just like how our bodies need maintenance, the brain does too. College is a place where you learn things that help you later. Leamnson mentions how students are responsible for succeeding in college not by just showing up, but by putting in effort towards the classes they are taking. In order to succeed in the learning of the post-secondary education process, students should be aware of how to make notes, understand what they are studying, and take assignments seriously.
Mark Edmundson, published the essay “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here” on August 22, 2011 in the Oxford American. Edmundson received his education at Yale University and is currently a professor of English at Virginia University. In the beginning of the essay, He describes the initial feelings of a new college student and explains what is expected throughout the process. He adamantly expresses the need to find oneself, which he feels is the true meaning behind achieving higher education. He describes sources of pressure students face when trying to get an education, which include expectations from society, family, and even the university the student is attending. The institutions are pressuring students to avoid making an impact on society and only getting a degree for the purpose getting a job.
In Matthew Sanders, “Becoming a Learner: Realizing the Opportunity of Education,” he teaches the readers that there is much more to college than the basic material in which we learn. We should approach our college education with an optimistic view on learning both who we truly are, as well as the material for specific job skills. Matthew Sanders states, “I am suggesting that you be more concerned about who you are becoming as a learner rather than about the specific job skills you may be acquiring.” It is vital to our growth in our educational studies. There are so many opportunities that come our way during college.
Learning is important for countless reasons, the most important reason being that it molds a person into who he or she is. What people choose to learn, and also what they choose not to, create the core of their opinions as individuals. Though people do not admit it or openly declare it, it is fair to say almost everyone is self centered. Because of this, and the fact that learning dramatically affects a person, learning is not only thrilling, but also expressive. Furthermore, since learning is expressive, its meaning varies from person to person, therefore making each person’s experiences with learning unique and life changing.
During my first few days of sophomore year at Stuyvesant High School, I saw how the ways of thinking were diverse in each of my classes. In my European Literature class, where, in our first reading assignment, we questioned the purpose of education itself. I always went with the flow in my learning, and never stopped to say to myself, “Why am I doing this to myself?”. However, once I read Live and Learn by Louis Menand, I started to think about Menand’s three theories of college and juxtapose each of them to my experience so far in high school. In the end, I concluded that many of my classes followed the main points of Theory 2, which was the theory that I mostly agreed with when I read the article for the first time.
In this section of Becoming a Learner, Sanders effectively emphasizes an important truth of college life: the student’s education is the student’s responsibility, and to be truly successful, the student must take their education into their own hands and they ought to do what they can to ensure that they
Nathan, R. (2005). My freshman year: what a professor learned by becoming a student. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Tagg, John. “Why Learn? What We May Really Be Teaching Students.” About Campus. 2004. Print.
Knowles, M., Holton, E., & Swanson, R. (2011). The adult learner. (7th ed.). Burlington, MA: Taylor and Francis.
Attending public schools as a child, I remember learning the basic skills on how to add and subtract, read, and write. These basic skills are necessary in order to function in our society and work force in the United States. As we all know each child learns differently, some learn faster than others and some slower than others. Our public schools have become overcrowded and we do not have enough teachers to fit the needs of each student. Some students get left behind and are not learning the skills needed to move on to the next level. What these students are not learning they can learn in higher education such as a college or university. In this report, I would like to express the importance of a higher education. I will use the works of John Henry Newman, Jon Spayde and Mike Rose, all three writers believe in having an educated society. Our students’ needs are changing, there are a growing number of immigrants with children coming to the United States from all over the world. They bring with them the language and culture of their country. The age in which they arrive to the United States determines how well they learn English and what skills they will need to acquire to become productive in our society. The task of teaching our children the basic skills is becoming harder and harder each day, making it harder for our education system to achieve their goals. There are a high number of students graduating from high school who does not have the skills needed to meet the needs of the work force in our society. A higher level of learning is needed to make our society literate.
Nathan, R. (2005). My freshman year: What a professor learned by becoming a student. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
The internet allows individuals to access information written by different authors. Through self-managed learning, an individual can obtain experience on a variety of different topics that can inform the way we think about the world. (T. Saba, 2012) 1.2 PROPOSE 2 WAYS ON HOW YOU CAN ENCOURAGE YOURSELF AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS TO PURSUE LIFELONG PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. PROVIDE
Reading, the active learner is reading different king of materials such as book, journals, newspaper and so on. Through reading, the people acquire different knowledge and make its application in life.
In the college success strategies (COLL 101) class, we had explored various areas of future possibility. Throughout the quarter, We sketched out the big pictures of the future. We identified potential destination and explored the path to get there. In this reflection essay, I would like to talk about and reflect on personal development throughout the quarter.
The idea of education has been a big part of each and every culture on earth. However, as we all know, there are many questions on what it means to be educated in the form of higher education: questions we, as students, must face sooner or later. Here I am, my junior year in college. In a couple of years, I will be either prolonging my education or out in the real world trying to make a living. I must ask myself these questions: What is the purpose of my higher education? What exactly am I learning? Is the education I am receiving here at the University of Arkansas going to be good enough for a future employer? If I am educated does that mean I am trained to do only one thing? Am I one-dimensional?