What Are You Do Here Edmundson Analysis

Welcome to the University of Sheltering Students, where the cost is high, and the education is low. It is where life is taught through a textbook, but is not actually taught at all. Some universities in the 21st century are being forced to rid the campuses of words, ideas, and subjects that might create tension, discomfort, or offense to the students that pay to learn there. Twenty-first century students are beginning to become a more sheltered society, where an uncovered truth is difficult to come by. University education explains the basics of school; such as the Periodic Table, how to write an essay, and how letters magically appear in math equations. Conversely, it does not even touch upon any subject that could be deemed “controversial”;

The article states, “Education is about finding out what form of work for you is close to being play- work you do so easily that it restores you as you go” (8). Edmundson believes education should help someone find exactly what he or she wants to do with their life. Education should not limit a student of finding who they are or how they can help our world, just because another student feels uncomfortable with the subject. A higher education should be for learning about the world we live in, yet students demand shelter and run from the truth. Edmundson explained in his article, “The idea that the courses you take should be the primary objective of going to college is tacitly considered absurd” (3). In other words: partying, clubs, and friends are found to be more important than classes while at school. Anyone who thinks the courses taken are more important than having a good time are considered out of the ordinary. Edmundson wants to be influenced, taught new things, and “thrown off [his] course and onto another, better way” (6) while reading. Many twenty first century students would find this absurd. Any Twenty First century student who wants to learn the truth will have to fight for edification. They will have to be assertive and aggressive in order to get a true education. If they do not, then they will not get the opportunity to obtain an education that could help not only their future, but the future of others. Learning about the problems our world faces would help students fix the problems, instead of turning heads away from the issues at hand. Lives can be saved if students just listen, learn and