| Show Reflect ct on what your education means Scot ot W s sIf If I asked why you came cameto cameto camet t to I bet the most common answer would be something like to get a better joba That was my reason too But rarely do you ever hear anyone talk about going to college to make them a more intelligent person person You rarely hear anybody talk about bout how howth they th went to college to become a better bette person or make society a better place to be As ready to celebrate our graduation I want you take a moment to appreciate your education not for what it can get you but for what it has given you In my two years here Ive I've transformed from someone who didn't see seethe seethe seethe the point in college to someone who is passionate about education Before I couldn't see the point behind taking a fine art class a history class lass or a philosophy class if my ultimate goal was to tolean tolean tolean lean computer networking architecture or whatever How would those things help me in the real world When I started two years ago my was classes were just hoops for forme forme forme me to jump though to get a degree My plan was to go goto goto goto to class and do the work Looking back you know what I realized Those a are e the kinds of things uneducated Ive I've learned we take those classes because they make us smarter and that makes us better members of society The founding fathers of our country knew tha that mats They believed that a well educated electorate was essential for a democracy Oh by the way that's not me that's History 1700 talking The college experience has also taught me the importance of an open open mind to consider other peoples people's points of y view not to be threatened by someone challenging my ideas to always be curious and that exposing myself to things outside my comfort zone is a good thing Some of my most memorable lessons weren't found in a textbook or a lecture either Like bike the time tune I watched a guy I dismissed as not all that sharp be the best group project leader Ive I've ever seen And the girl who struggled with ith her he writing in every class we had together amaze me with her design skills They showed me I shouldn't conclude a person doesn't have other amazing abilities just because they dont don't fall into how I define intelligence by being analytical and writing well |
