This is a misleading question.
My answer is:
English, American History, World History, Chemistry, Physics, Geometry, Algebra, Typing (only guy in the class, use it ALL the time), Choir, Varsity Basketball, working part-time, President of Student Council, and German. No single discipline will create a well-rounded citizen. How can I say “Typing” since I use it more than the rest—hours every day. How can I say “World History” or “Chemistry” or “Physics”?
Either/or and Most/Least questions are misguided in the sense that they imply and frame the answers. Usually, the better answer is in the “and/also” or in the “inclusive” rather than the “exclusive.”
Early education through the first four years of university are about creating full functioning citizens who can understand, appreciate, and contribute to the world around them—not just prepare them for one job in one career.
In the midst of this, we are all searching for the thing we enjoy and want to do for the rest of our lives—to find and/or create our purpose in life. In the absence of a clarity of purpose, people tend to drift and simply re-create the belief systems (VABEs) of the previous generations. I think that issue underlies this question—what’s most important for me to study to succeed in life?
One can be overly narrow and deep, and/or overly broad and shalllow. Even Einstein who had, one could argue a remarkably narrow and deep career was involved in global politics, ethics, and academic affairs. People become citizens—those who can vote and strive to be self-reliant contributors to society and their economy—either with some awareness and insight into the issues or not-so-much. ALL of those high school classes contributed to my awareness of how the world works and of my emerging place in it.
My answer is:
English, American History, World History, Chemistry, Physics, Geometry, Algebra, Typing (only guy in the class, use it ALL the time), Choir, Varsity Basketball, working part-time, President of Student Council, and German. No single discipline will create a well-rounded citizen. How can I say “Typing” since I use it more than the rest—hours every day. How can I say “World History” or “Chemistry” or “Physics”?
Either/or and Most/Least questions are misguided in the sense that they imply and frame the answers. Usually, the better answer is in the “and/also” or in the “inclusive” rather than the “exclusive.”
Early education through the first four years of university are about creating full functioning citizens who can understand, appreciate, and contribute to the world around them—not just prepare them for one job in one career.
In the midst of this, we are all searching for the thing we enjoy and want to do for the rest of our lives—to find and/or create our purpose in life. In the absence of a clarity of purpose, people tend to drift and simply re-create the belief systems (VABEs) of the previous generations. I think that issue underlies this question—what’s most important for me to study to succeed in life?
One can be overly narrow and deep, and/or overly broad and shalllow. Even Einstein who had, one could argue a remarkably narrow and deep career was involved in global politics, ethics, and academic affairs. People become citizens—those who can vote and strive to be self-reliant contributors to society and their economy—either with some awareness and insight into the issues or not-so-much. ALL of those high school classes contributed to my awareness of how the world works and of my emerging place in it.
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