what's the purpose of higher education?
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Hi,\n\nThe purpose is two fold, the first vocational; to help you get a more rewarding job, the second, and perhaps more important, to educate you. Education is of value in itself. Without education a man can only know what he can find out by trial and error in his life, with education he, to quote Isaac Newton, sees farther because he stands upon the shoulders of giants.\n\nThere is far more which, if you study, you will discover.\n\nHope that helps. PP\n\nPS. the social life rocks too
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It is not so much the knowledge itself that you learn from a college degree that is important.  It is the maturing process of learning how to learn, and where and how to find information if you don't know it.  Getting a college degree broadens the mind and gives one a different perspective on life.
520759
To be able to communicate information to students and to instill a desire to learn within them.  Tough job!
664266
to get the 'eff' out of there asap.  and get on to real learning. college didn't teach me shiiit.
974445
I am not sure why you posted this question in the higher education/ university section.  You will get better response if you post it in the schools section. Good luck!\n\ncc
383808
This is not a "special education" question. It belongs in the "higher education" category.
787281
to study for school.....test....etc......LMAO
38141
why? what is the objective?
607236
To understand that human beings can educate themselves.
975195
What's there to think about? It's a university, you go there to study.
457695
The only reason to study is to learn, to pass your classes, and to obtain a degree. \n\nThe only reasons to do this include improving your mind, understanding the world, preparing for a job/career, striving to meet goals that you set for yourself, hoping to make the world a better place.\n\nMost students get confused when they ask the question "why study?" as if studying is something that someone "makes" them do. Nobody makes you study; studying is important only as it helps you meet the goals that are important to the individual. \n\nOf course, in general, an educated populace is also a benefit to society and the world as well as to the educated individuals.
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1) Because there are better things for us to do in life than learn monotonous subjects in which we have no particular interest.\nIf we could specialize at a younger age, we would be spending time doing what we wanted as opposed to being "well-rounded" people.\n2) Schools these days are focusing more and more on the nagative aspects of student behaviour rather than the positive side of student learning: therefore we are suffering oppression because of the way we dress and act, yet are not rewarded for schievements in education, which is the primary purpose of school anyway.\n3) Peer pressure.
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To improve urself from all aspects of life . Without edu. is is nearly impossible . Education can be formal or informal.
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At the level of higher education (this section that you posted in), I don't think colleges and universities should be in the practice of "encouraging" student growth beyond the awarding of grades for the work performed. By the time students get to college, they should be prepared to take responsibility for their own learning. Things like pats on the back, gold stars, "recognition" banquets with motivational speakers, etc, are for K-12 students and football players.
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The stated purpose of a college education is to get a strong background in some field - and, in the case of a liberal arts education, to get a solid background in the knowledge that's useful to everyone in our culture. A friend's professor once described the point of a general education as being "so you can get the jokes on The Simpsons," and I can't think of a better summary of cultural literacy.\n\nAlso, college is a place where many connections are made - so, if you're looking for a checklist of things to do, an important one is to find some things you're passionate about and enjoy them while you have the free time and energy. The friends you make and the things you learn ouside of the classroom are liable to be just as important as the knowledge you get from professors (if not moreso).\n\nFinally - college is, in a lot of ways, a proving ground. If you can get a good GPA in a tough major, a lot of people will see that as evidence that you'll be capable of whatever they're going to ask of you.
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Welcome to Academia, where the purpose of education is not employment and eventually financial security, but rather the pursuit of enlightenment.\n\nYou may or not may not learn something in those "filler" classes, but the purpose of those classes isn't to teach you about whatever is the subject du jour... the purpose is to teach how you think and approach problems.  This may seem like a stupid waste of time, but the very fact that you had to ask this question says that you'll benefit a lot from it.
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Why is this in Education?