Farley vs. Cronon
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How do Farley's Marks of an Educated Person compare to Cronon's 10 Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person?
How do Farley's Marks of an Educated Person compare to Cronon's 10 Qualities of a Liberally Educated Person?
posted by Anthony at
10:54 PM
3 Comments:
When evaluating the relation of educational qualities, Farley and Cronon are similar in their opinions on what makes someone educated. While reading through Cronon's Liberally Educated characteristics, it is easily noticable that he does not seperate his feelings towards people by their education level. Each characteristic is something that an "Average Joe" can be, or become, and the same with someone of a different socio-econmic level. Even more so, each characteristic is something very simple, yet meaningful; like listening to others, understanding your place in the world and talking with others. I really liked how each of the ten qualities relates to everyday instances, and tasks that are usually somehow associated into everyone's life, and often.
On the other hand, Farley's summary of an educated person strikes me as somewhat offensive to those who don't seek educational oppertunities after high school. I don't know if I feel that way because he helped to shape Wilkes's educational mission, or because of the way it is worded. The part I find most directed towards people of higher education is his statement about progress and relating it to personal vigor, morals and physical endurance. I agree that most of the characteristics he lists are basically the same as Cronon's, such as placing yourself in society in areas of usual structure and communicating ideas, and I really like his structure of how this, what I consider a prose piece, proposes his ideas. His writting style is different than Cronon's, but I like it better, because it is a simple way to list his education principals.
Both of the writters are similar in the way that they seem to value education, and what it seems to me, as one of the highest standards of living. I agree with all of the characteristics they both list, because I think they both discuss principals that shape a person both morally, and by personality. The only difference I noticed, like I mentioned before was the difference between what kind of audience the authors seem to be talking to and the writting style in itself. All in all, I think both of their works really preach a livestyle and educational values that all people should try to follow.
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Amber Nicole Konopka, at Thu Sep 02, 01:32:00 PM 2010
@Amber - I really appreciate the nuance of your comments. Please keep an ear on me and let me know if I every come across as an academic-bigot. That is a really common trap to fall into when you are at a place that gives out degrees...
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Anthony, at Thu Sep 02, 05:45:00 PM 2010
While both Cronan and Farley have several overlapping opinions, each chose to express their opinions in a different perspective. While both seem to have the ideas that an educated person seeks truth, has standards, communicates well, and understands the workings of the world; Cronan’s approach is directed toward the individual while Farley’s remarks involve all of humanity (referred to as “all people”). Cronan’s approach to the individual is shown by his use of the word “they” which pertains to the individual: that it is they who can understand, solve problems, and practice humility. The individual alone is the person who can “only connect” and therefore make sense of the world. On the contrary, Farley’s remarks involve the individual being able to use their skills of being an educated person for “all people”. In six of his bullets he mentions either the phrase “us” or “all people” in a way that signifies that the individual will accept, understand, and better the world for everyone else, or “all people”. Thus, Cronan and Farley have very similar ideas, but the way in which it is stated as to how an educated person acts with these ideas is different.
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Laauraluvv, at Fri Sep 03, 05:05:00 PM 2010
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