A Student’s Guide to the Core Curriculum
BevK July 9th, 2006
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A Student’s Guide to the Core Curriculum
What are you going to be studying? What’s your major? How many times does a freshman headed off for college field these questions? As parents, we want to be certain that our children are going to get their money’s worth from college. We want focus and direction. In the past, students expected to receive a liberal education from the university they attended. They were expected to complete a core curriculum outside their primary field of study. That core usually consisted of a variety of courses from a broad range of disciplines. Today, with the focus on specialization, the concept of a liberal education has gone by the wayside.
Mark C. Henrie writes A Student’s Guide to the Core Curriculum to help the college freshman understand what he will miss if he neglects obtaining a liberal education while at the university. He then goes on to explain how a liberal education can yet be had by taking a series of eight course generally available at most American universities. He writes thorough descriptions of what each of these eight course should entail. They include:
1. Classical Literature in Translation
2. Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
3. The Bible
4. Christian Thought Before 1500
5. Modern Political Theory
6. Shakespeare
7. U.S. History Before 1865
8. Nineteenth-Century European Intellectual History
For those with additional room in their schedules, he concludes with a list of ten additional course worth your while.
I recommend this book for all high school seniors who have yet to seriously think about what they intend to get out of college.
Publisher: ISI Books
Author: Mark C. Henrie
List Price: $7.95
Reviewed By: Beverly Krueger
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You may also wish to get free copies of FIRE’s (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) guides: FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus, FIRE’s Guide to Due Process and Fair Procedure on Campus, FIRE’s Guide to Student Fees, Funding, and Legal Equality on Campus, FIRE’s Guide to Religious Liberty on Campus, and FIRE’s Guide to First-Year Orientation and Thought Reform on Campus.
