Aim of Education
Picked up the recent alumni magazine and read last year's Aim of Education speech given to the Class of 2006. I forgot about the speech for my class when I entered. But reading this speech in the alumni magazine made me think about my experience at the U of C. I highly recommend people reading it. To make the speech's point short: it basically says that what you get out of U of C is what you put in, in terms of looking for education and adding meaning so that the experience is enhanced. It also summarizes why people tend to attend U of C rather than other schools: it is because of who we are and how we are constantly craving for knowledge/understanding and learning for life. In fact, I enjoyed how the speaker argued that there is no aim of education, "the aim is the education." But only for those who seek it.
Picked up the recent alumni magazine and read last year's Aim of Education speech given to the Class of 2006. I forgot about the speech for my class when I entered. But reading this speech in the alumni magazine made me think about my experience at the U of C. I highly recommend people reading it. To make the speech's point short: it basically says that what you get out of U of C is what you put in, in terms of looking for education and adding meaning so that the experience is enhanced. It also summarizes why people tend to attend U of C rather than other schools: it is because of who we are and how we are constantly craving for knowledge/understanding and learning for life. In fact, I enjoyed how the speaker argued that there is no aim of education, "the aim is the education." But only for those who seek it.
