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This 3 page paper summarizes Mark Edmundson's piece for Harper's Magazine in 1997. Other ideas about what the article means is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to do with a degree from a liberal arts school, or something along those lines. However, this article is quite different from what the title indicates. It begins this way:
" A college student getting a liberal arts education ponders filling out a questionnaire that includes an opportunity for him to evaluate his instructor. At times it appears that the
purpose of his education is just to entertain him" (Edmundson, 1997). Obviously, the piece begins with a sarcastic tone, suggesting that liberal studies are a waste of time. Again, the
article does not proceed to state that, but rather, goes into a tirade on American culture and how it has influenced the youth. The author goes on to explain that
he is in fact a college professor who expects to be rated highly by his students for all the wrong reasons. The article claims that students rate teachers highly if
they enjoyed the class for example, but that is not what he is there for (Edmundson, 1997). That is, the author seemingly resents the fact that he is considered to
be entertainment, but also contends that he feels he must be entertaining to capture the attention of his students (Edmundson, 1997). His argument is that the culture-- his school
culture as well as the American culture--is entrenched in entertainment and consumption (Edmundson, 1997). Then, the author points to one of his students, Joon Lee, in that he is at
least enthusiastic, something unlike other students (Edmundson, 1997). Edmundson (1997) seems to suggest that the problem is in part a lack of interest, or apathy, by todays youth. He
further blames the fact that these students are apathetic on a media that wants to sell them things ad nauseum (Edmundson, 1997). He explains that the students want to fit
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