| Philosopy?
My son is trying to decide between St John's Annapolis and GWU. He has actually pretty much decided on St John's and I am nervous. St John's has the great books program and much of it is based on western philosophers. GWU admission is for the Elliot School. He states that he thinks he wants to go to Law school. Both schools are giving him ample grants. His reason for going to St John's is that he wants to be involved in the learning process. He does not like lectures and St John's classes are mostly discussion based. What will he do if after completing this program he decides that law school is not for him. What can he do with this philosophy based degree. What if he attends for a semester or 2 and decides it's not for him. I am a single mother who has a son that has read and loved the great books and philosophers during his four years in HS.
I think that this course of study may not be the best choice for a working class kid. He is doing his senior year of HS in China and can not visit these schools and I am worried. I always supported his love of philosophy, languages, the classic books and learning in general but I am scared. |