Stanford and the Liberal Arts
Former college president and professor John Agresto talked about his book, The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It, in which he discusses Stanford University's decision to revise its liberal arts curriculum in the 1980s.
Description
Former college president and professor John Agresto talked about his book, "The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It," in which he discusses Stanford University's decision to revise its liberal arts curriculum in the 1980s and how multiculturalism is related to liberal arts curriculums.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- CLIP #1: What "pivotal moment" happened at Stanford University in the 1980s?
- CLIP #1: According to John Agresto, what made the liberal arts "great?" Based on the clip, what was the "problem" with the shift in the 1980s?
- CLIP #2: How does "contemporary" liberal arts put "students into their boxes?" Why is this change an issue, according to John Agresto?
- CLIP #2: What was the "promise of the liberal arts?" Summarize the examples that Agresto provides.
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Liberal Arts
- Misogamy
- Multiculturalism
- Racism
- Stanford University
- Western Civilization