Student at Harvard markets our philosophy

confidentialcoll
Sun, 31 May 2009 16:16:28 +0000

Many of us have used the core as a case in point, that Columbia cares about educating its undergrads, in a system that is both widely applicable and expensive to the university.

[The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Futurology 5](http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=527921)

This is a convoluted article at times, but the message is consistent.

a few things stand out:

1)“It is embarrassing that Harvard believes a medley of irrelevancies will prepare students for “life beyond college,””

2) “even more embarrassing that the financial crisis is used as an excuse to stop investigating the serious idea that Great Books have a place in undergraduate education.”

“Gen Ed’s only hope for salvation lies in rationalizing the concept of required courses or fields of study by admitting that there exists a canon and that it is worth knowing.”

3) the kid is a science major who has worked in finance.