Name: Norlaila Abubacar

Section: GED 101 – Sec-1

A. WHAT IS LIBERAL EDUCATION?

 In order to create specific learning outcomes that are necessary for employment,
citizenship, and daily life, liberal education is an approach to undergraduate education
that encourages integration of learning across the curriculum and co-curriculum as
well as between academic and experiential learning.

 A liberal education is a system or course of education that fosters the development of a

free human being. It is based on the medieval concept of the liberal arts or, more
commonly now, the Enlightenment liberalism.

B. THE KNOWLEDGE THAT AN EDUCATED MAN MUST HAVE

 The first is simply conditioning the mind to think clearly.

1. The technique of utilizing uncertainty or doubts as an examiner is well-known among
scholars and scientists value it, but it is also the finest defense a citizen has against the
gibberish or fraud we constantly encounter.
2. Listening to a fictitious argument and seeing its deception is unquestionably one of the
marks of a well-educated person.

 The other fundamental skill is simply the ability to express oneself verbally and in
writing.
1. A well-educated man who has mastered the elements of clean forcible prose and
developed a taste for style.
2. We should make an effort to remember good prose and poetry.

 Nothing but the difficulty of finding enough readers to mark essays can justify a system
that requires a literate student to "blacken the answer space" when he could be using
his mind and pen freely.
1. People who took writing seriously, had excellent role models in front of them,
excellent critics to critique them, and an unlimited capacity for painstaking effort were
able to perfect it.
C. THE MARKS/TESTS/STANDARDS OF AN EDUCATED MAN

 The first examination concerns about sophistication.

- Emerson put it succinctly when he spoke of getting rid of the wigwams' lies.
- The wigwam can represent an uncultivated home, suburban conformity, crass
patriotism, or a suffocated dogma.
- The quality of a man's prejudices can be used to judge his education.

 Moral standards are the subject of the second test.

- Simple virtues such as honesty, decency, courage, and public spirit are critical to
society's health.

 Last but not the least, a flexible, adaptable mind that can deal with new and
unpredictable situations is a necessary characteristic of the educated man today.
- We are not alone in experiencing moral confusions; these crises are a common
occurrence; however, we are unique in the tremendous acceleration of these crises, the
rate of social change, and the grave danger of all our hopes being dashed. We cannot
afford educated men who possess every virtue except the ability to survive.

D. THE BENEFITS OF A LIBERAL EDUCATION FOR THE EDUCATED MAN

 Students with a liberal education have the flexibility, knowledge, and wisdom to
pursue their passion.

 It allows students to study business, design, humanities and social sciences,

technology, fashion, law, and other subjects all at the same time.

 Enables students to select from an unrivaled range of electives via a rich mix of core
and foundation courses, bringing them closer to their personal and professional goals.

 Companies are now looking for employees who really can think in more than one way
and look outside the box.