Giamatti explains a liberal education as a type of learning where you arn't forced to believe any one specific religious belief. He also said it is not an education where a person is taught to be put into their area of proffession right away. He says that a liberal education should be persued by people who genuinly want to learn, not by people who are seeking a means to an end. Giamatti ways that learning is not something that should just be persued in school but a lifelong persuit. He said that it is the differences in our minds and ideas that should spark ourselves and others into learning.
Yes, wartburg's mission fits into Giamati's idea of liberal education. This is because at Wartburg you are encouraged to think critically about everything even very sensitive subjects. Also, when signing up for classes your advisor will encourage you to take classes that your are interested in, even if that class has nothing to do with what you are actually here to study.
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I am glad to hear that you were encouraged to sign up for classes outside of your major area of study. I like the options that are available even within the context of the requirements. That allows you to explore your interests. One of the religion classes I took when I was here was one on the Christian denominations. To me that was a great topic to study.
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