| Summary: | !' ^ Concordian, January2fy198^]7?flO 3 Tufte stresses importance of questioning >y JoNelle Torlseva Dr. Tufte also states. "I don't like the loved, finding friends and preparing ina to miss )out on the liberal arts "Bini^™1 nhiinennhu ntOr*t.r* a n , think the purpose of a liberal arts )ducation Is to inspire awe, ad mi ra-ion and appreciation for the miverse we live in. A Liberal arts education should klso teach humans how to solve pro-blems by approaching the problem rom all angles and suspending udgment until all possible solutions lave been considered," says Dr. Slark Tufte, education department trofessor. 'ufte has had experience in all levels if education. He has taught 4th irade, 7th grade and college tudents. ufte believes that all humans are orn questioning the meaning of life. ,n integral part of being human is sking, "What is the point of living 0 years on this planet?" if a human is going to discover the leaning of life," asserts Dr. Tufte, rhey must ask the question in en- Duragement. If a person asks the uestion in discouragement, I don't link there will be enough motiva-oh to find the answer V liberal arts education can help sople discovej the answer for lemselves. The. variety of courses, e designed to answer questions lat.will help make sense out of life." states, cliched question of 'Who am I?" It usually is thrown out so flippantly. It connotates escape, a person's desire to withdraw and refuse the demands of other people. "I don't believe that you can find yourself apart from all the other peo-ple In the world. A liberal arts educa-tion can help to provide a scope in which a human can find themselves in relation to the rest of universe. "When you find out who you are, you're going to find out there's a tremendous responsibility in being a human. You can't lock youself up and say "leave me alone. I don't want to have any obligations to anyone. 'Students and teachers must trust each other and search for answers together/ nn Dr. Tufte says, "Maybe students come to college at the wrong age. A liberal arts education is geared to people who are questioning the meaning of existence. A lot of students are worried about feeling themselves for a good job. A liberal arts education Isn't geared to answering those questions. "Those students end up playing school. They go for the grade, the diploma, the certification and the job." Playing school is a term Tufte coin-ed for students who only go through the external motions of learning. Tufte: 'Students who are going for the grade, the diploma and the job are playing school.' "Playing school Is staying up all night to write a paper which is due the next day," states Dr. Tufte. "The student is getting a grade, a credit, but is losing out on learning. The student gets the assignment done just to get it done. That is il-logical. "Playing school is coming to class and not having any questions except the number of papers and the number of tests. The student is go- Orientation'84 plans underway f Mike Rasmus will be a communicator .interest ans for Orientation 1994 are under-' meeting in Scjence 212S, Fuglestad ay. This Sunday, January 29, there Auditorium, at 8 p.m. Students will be able to ask ques-tions they, may have dealing with Orientation and also may pick up an application. Highlighting the even-ing will be a slide show. Applications became available for communicator positions on Tues-day, Jan. 24 and are due by noon on Monday, Feb. 6. Applications can be picked up and returned to the Stu-dent Affairs Office in the administra-tion- building. Upon returning of the application, students are asked to sign up for an interview. Interviews will be held from Sunday, Feb. 12 through Thurs-day, Feb. 16, in the Educational Counseling Center. Since interviews are scheduled dur-ing concert choir tour, students who are interested in being a com-municator and are in concert choir will sign up for interviews on Wednesday, Feb. 8 or Thursday, Feb. 9. fng education. The student is saying, "I'll jump over the hoops, so that I can earn X number ' of dollars. Because that is what a liberal arts education is worth on the job market. "Students are responsible for com-ing to class with questions," asserts Dr. Tufte. "If a student doesn't have a ques-tion, the professor has the respon-sibility to say, 'I'll tell you what ques-tions this class is working on and you can decide whether you want to stay or not.' I think teachers and students must search for answers together. "The teacher may say: 'I'm a ques-tioner, you're a questioner. We are In this thing together, trying to answer our questions. I may give you insight into your questions you may give me insight into my questions.we are together for a semester to try and answer out questions.' "Teachers and students must trust each other. Students must not lose confidence, they need.to keep look-ing and use the teacher as a resource. "I think Prlncipia will show students what they can learn from the liberal arts education. Many students now don't realize why such a variety of classes are required for a liberal arts degree. They don't realize that education is geared to the whole per-son. . "Biology,' philosophy, literature and mathematics help humans to understand the interrelatedness of the world and their role In it. A liberal arts education is geared to help humans make sense out of the world." 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