A Degree in the making
As my graduation approaches ever so quickly, I have been thinking more and more about education and what it all means. Is a degree a result of tenacity? Is it diligence? Is it a sign of intelligence, or mere book smarts? In what ways are we properly measured by our educational history?
I was talking with my roomate earlier today, and he told me an opinion of his that is not at all uncommon in the universtities. He said that his classes were all a waste of time and he wasn't even sure why he had to take them. He went on to say that he looked at the university as a necessary "hurdle" in order to make more money in the future. I told him that I have a much different take; I explained that I have, by and large, really enjoyed my major of study, and that I have gained much from just about every one of my courses. This prompted me to take a look at just what I have studied at some length in the course of my "college" life. Though in only a very small way do these courses tell of my education, I do believe they are helpful to look upon. My education, my choice of coursework, has been focused on philosophical/historical endeavor and inquiry; I would not choose any other form of informative advancement. I have learned about foundational truth; I have learned of presuppositions, and transcendental reality, upon which ALL other things are based either metaphysically or epistemologically. It is also true that EVERY aspect of life is either directly or indirectly related to Philosophy (capital "P"), i.e., God's truth: true religion. This, in part, is my pride of philosophy, and my gratitude for having been able to experience the love of knowledge in other brilliant minds.
HIST 1B WESTERN CIVILIZATN 2.3It's funny, in some ways it all seems like so much, and in other ways it's so little. In any event, I praise God for His gifts of education thus far-- May His word of truth never be far from me. Posted by jeremy stock at April 5, 2001 01:44 PM
HIST 1C WESTERN CIVILIZATN 2.2
PHILOS 9 PRNCPL-CRTCL REASNG 4.5
SOCIOL 1 INTRODUCTORY SOCIOL 4.5
ART PHOTO FUNDAMENTALS LD 4.5
PHILOS INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY LD 4.5
P E ACTIVITY LD 3.0
NONDEPT INTRO PYSCL SCI W/L LD 6.0
GOLDEN WEST COLL 4 12/97 CC 99S
PHILOS 22 INTRO-ETHICAL THRY 4.5
ORANGE COAST COLL 6 8/98 CC 99S
E&S; SCI 15 INTROD-OCEANOGRAPHY 4.5
ENGCOMP 3 ENGL COMP-RHET⟨ 4.5
HIST 13B US&COLONL; ORGNS-19C 2.3
HIST 13C US&COLONL; ORGNS-20C 2.2
STATS 10 ELEMENTRY STATISTIC 4.5
PHILOS 7 INT PHILOSOPHY-MIND 4.5
PHILOS 31 LOGIC-1ST CRSE 4.5
POL SCI 40 INTRO-AMERICN PLTCS 4.5
PSYCH 10 INTRODUCTORY PSYCH 4.5
SPAN 1 ELEMENTARY SPANISH 4.0
SPAN 2 ELEMENTARY SPANISH 3.5
SPEECH 1 PRINC ORAL COMMNCTN 4.5
PHILOS LOGIC & CRIT THINKG LD 4.5
SPEECH DEBATE LD 4.5
NONDEPT NUTRITION LD 4.5University of California, Los Angeles
PHILOS 175 TPCS-PHIL RELIGION 4.0
PHILOS 153B TPCS-ETHICAL THEORY 4.0
ENGCOMP 100 ACADEMIC WRITING 4.0
PHILOS 166 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW 4.0
EDUC 191B ISSUES IN EDUC-HIST 4.0
PHILOS 100A HIST-GREEK PHILOS 4.0
PHILOS C109 DESCARTES 4.0
EDUC 190 CMNTY SRVC LEARNING 2.0 G
EDUC 193C AMERICA READS 4.0 G
PHILOS 100B MDVL&ERLY; MDRN PHIL 4.0
PHILOS M101A PLATO-EARLY DIALOGS 4.0
EDUC 193C AMERICA READS 4.0 Q5
PHILOS 100C MDRN PHIL-1650-1800 4.0
EDUC 193C AMERICA READS 4.0 G
EDUC C191D POLITICS OF EDUCATN 4.0 N3
EDUC 181A EARLY CHILDHOOD ED 4.0 G
EDUC 199 SPECIAL STUDIES 2.0 N3
PHILOS 170 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND 4.0
PHILOS 127A PHILOS OF LANGUAGE 4.0
EDUC 193B CBOP 4.0 G
SPAN 1 ELEMENTARY SPANISH 4.0 L3
PHILOS 182 ELEMNTS-METAPHYSICS 4.0
EDUC 193B CBOP 4.0 G
PHILOS M102 ARISTOTLE 4.0
PHILOS M103B LTR ANCT GREEK PHIL IP 4.0
PHILOS 154 RATIONALITY&ACTION; IP 4.0
HIST 116B HIST ANCIENT GREECE IP 4.0
EDUC 181D TEACHING PROFESSION IP 4.0 G