“The shift toward business and away from the liberal arts has been described as the new vocationalism in higher education and, based on the preferences of today’s students, it seems likely that, in the short term, this pattern will persist ( Boyer218). In the work […]
Month: October 2021
Journal #21
One thing that I found interesting but also helpful in this chapter was the description of an interview that they gave. It says the characteristics of an interview are goal-drive, question-answer, structured, controlled and unbalanced., Obviously, these are things I could kind of put into […]
Boyer Paragraph-Like Units
“Students overwhelmingly have come to view general education as an irritating interruption — an annoying detour on their way to their degree. They all too often do not see how such requirements will help them get a job or live a life” (Boyer 217). I […]
Journal #20
This project overall was both a really smooth and positive experience. I enjoyed the group I worked with, which I believe contributed as to why it went so well. There was definitely a level of co-responsibility and dedication we set for our group un-spoken, and […]
Journal #19
Job Title: Gold Star Educational Ambassador General Job Description: The idea behind this position is to be a lead on selling our newest product, The Gold Stars Key to Academic Success, to young-adults and universities. Said person in this position is expect to connect with […]
Journal #18
There were no real challenges that I, or my group faced this week. Like I have said in the past we all work really well together. I enjoy the people I was assigned to work with because I see how were all very determined about […]
Specialization: The Enriched Major
“Students overwhelmingly have come to view general education as irritating interruption– an annoying detour on their way to their degree. They all too often do not see how such requirements will help them get a job or live a life” (Boyer 217). Understanding annotation “The […]
Journal #17
This week in class, we were able to finalize all details of the project that were left. It included cleaning up our resources, adding new pictures, and making sure writing meets the word count. It was really helpful to be all in the same room […]
Journal #16
I thought this last class was really productive for our group. We were able to look at our other groups work, and see how it compared to ours. I felt ours was different from the others group which was great because it doesn’t feel like […]
Historians Who Love Too Much: Reflections on Microhistory and Biography QCQ’s
“The subject of some microhistories are important, famous people, and, at least according to Backscheider, the subjects of some biographies are humble folk. Second, it is unhelpful: it simply begs the question of classification” (Lepore 132). I don’t like to this that everyone there has […]