The Value of a True Education
analytical Essay
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How do we get educated? To most, education is an arduous slog through school; starting with simple stories about naughty rabbits swapping bologna sandwiches. As we grow, we move on to more and more intellectual pursuits- onward to ancient kings being depressed. By the time we graduate we are ready for a life as a ‘productive member of society’. One may find themselves wondering where that shift is from ignorant to educated. Most people will tell you it comes when you graduate high school, some will argue that it will not happen until you become a parent, others will say it never happens. David Foster Wallace and Mike Rose believe that being educated is not a matter of how well you have been educated, but how you grow as a person. Mike Rose’s life experiences illustrate this perfectly. Mike Rose was raised in a family that did not place value on education. His mother dropped out of school in seventh grade and he never figured out if his father got through second grade. Yet, he considers his parents to be perfectly well educated. They did not pick up their education in s...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that education is an arduous slog through school, starting with simple stories about naughty rabbits swapping bologna sandwiches. as we grow, we move on to more and more intellectual pursuits- onward to ancient kings being depressed.
- Explains that mike rose was raised in a family that did not place value on education. his mother dropped out of school in seventh grade and he never figured out if his father got through second grade.
- Analyzes how wallace's speech to kenyon university graduates indicates his displeasure with his education and his views on what people should get out of a good education.
- Analyzes how rose and wallace emphasize the importance of living a life not based on your educational merits, but on how you choose to view the world.
- Analyzes how rose's tale of the service industry exemplifies exactly what wallace argues we are missing: humility.
- Argues that rose and wallace's experiences are two different, like apples and oranges, but do their similar conclusions not validate their beliefs more? education should be part of our identity and not a subjugation of it.
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In this essay, the author
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In this essay, the author
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