Plenty of people attend colleges, of which, those colleges so attended, typically have necessary and mandatory courses that they are so trying to educate their students with, of which, each of those colleges have specific expectations of what needs to be accomplished by their students in order to graduate with a particular degree. Some of these colleges do an outstanding job in such, whereas other colleges, seem to serve their students, very poorly. In just about every case, though, colleges necessitate from their students, a commitment of four years, or so many college courses successfully completed – along also with a payment in-kind for that privilege of being educated, which ranges from free to something quite astronomical.
The very first thing that a reasonable person typically believes, is that the students so attending college, in conjunction with the college that they are so attending, should be in absolute synchronicity in regards to what the very purpose of that college education best represents. In fact, actually, there is often a disconnect between student expectations and what the college provosts believe that their inherent duty is to their students. For instance, many college presidents, have a very strong tendency to believe that the over abiding purpose of a college education is to make for a better, and thereby a more informed and a more complete citizen, by virtue of those students learning a variety of valid things in various fields, that broadens their horizon and their perspective, and thereby serves to keep them engaged in a pursuit of lifelong learning, along with these students understanding well the value of thinking for themselves, and in short, an expectation by that college that those students will thereby apply that knowledge for the benefit of society and its improvement. On the other hand, there is many a student, that believes the primary purpose of a college education, if not the only purpose, is to get some degree, that will ultimately provide them with the “calling card” so needed to achieve employment in a field that compensates them at a level, that makes the whole experience of having attended that college, to have been worthwhile.
Obviously, there is value in both of these collegiate purposes, for we live in a real world, which does necessitate and therefore expects, that each of us must understand well the need and basically the requirement that we have to secure a livelihood, in order to thus successfully navigate ourselves through this material world. So too, while so many of us speak of our rights, and of our freedom; it is critical to understand that those rights and freedom, come with a sacred obligation from each of us, to do our good part to help make this society a better place for our having being here; which thereby signifies that we need to put our desire to make a good living, in some sort of perspective, that recognizes that we also need to understand our role in society; for we are ultimately, one nation, united under the construct that we are here to do our part to help promote the general welfare of this nation, including the tranquility of same, with liberty and justice for all.