Through the beginnings of this course I have discovered that there is a lot more to the liberal arts than I thought before having a small understanding of them. The question itself is a prime example. Rather than asking what liberal arts education can do for me it asks what it can do to me. I had never thought of an education in this sense. Liberal arts education can change my way of thinking. It is more than just learning a subject to pass a course or learning a skill for a discipline. It is an education that teaches me how to think critical and be creative. This is not talking about creativity in a crafty or artsy way, but means to explore and be creative in my way of thinking. Liberal arts education is a way for me to …show more content…
I have learned that this education is not just to earn a degree or pass a test but it is so much more. I want liberal arts education to change my way of living. An education like this gives me the opportunity to be more in the image of God then I could ever be without it. Sure I could still be a Christian and serve God, but this type of education has been provided by God to help us to use our minds in miraculous ways. I want to gain a better understanding of things. I do not need to have perfect understanding of everything all at once, but I want to be taught how to gain understanding. I often feel like I’m not as smart as most people and that’s why I don’t “get” or understand things. I want an education in liberal arts to help me understand. I also want it to teach me how use critical thinking for things I am trying to understand. This will help me to know what is false and what is true. This will give me the ability to share my opinions boldly with others. I want this education to change how I learn and, in a sense, the way I