| NSM 21 - Becoming an Educated Person (Savage Earth) | ||||
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Several of the readings that we have discussed from your textbook offer ideas about why a college education is important for you individually and for society (see Boyer, Gardner, Halvarson, Bowen, Jones, Banks, Pelligrino, Cicarelli, Balnco.)
Write a 3 – 4 page typed, double-spaced essay in which you:
Part I: First, briefly explain [about 1 page]
(1) why three of these authors say getting a college education is important for you as an individual student, and
(2) why three of these authors say getting a college education is important for a democratic society.
(Be sure to correctly cite the authors in your summary.)
Part II: Second, critically examine your own thinking and assumptions
about college by explaining [about 1 - 2 pages]
(1) why you think getting a college education is important to you, and
(2) how your own thinking and assumptions about college have changed since starting this course.
Part III: Finally, end your essay by providing your own personal
mission statement about [about 1 page]
(1) your personal, social, and occupational goals and responsibilities, and
(2) how completing your degree at CSUS will help you achieve them.