Essays on Liberal Arts

ISP Instructions

Use this form to develop your Individual Success Plan (ISP) for NRS-490, the Professional Capstone and Practicum course. An individual success plan maps out what you, the RN-to-BSN student, needs to accomplish in order to be successful as you work through this course and complete your overall program of study. You will also share this with your mentor at the beginning and end of this course so that he or she will know what you need to accomplish. Application-based learning assignments are listed in the course syllabus with a Practice Portfolio Statement requirement element noted within the assignment itself. ...

The article “Should everyone go to college?” by Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill is highly insightful to the understanding of the significance of college education. A college education cannot be rubbed off at any point. It is a major foundation for young people as they seek to pursue greatness in life. Different people have different views on college education as others have a view that it has been overrated, and some people have thought of it as the only option for successful living (Graff and Cathy 211). Therefore, to others, the college education may be confusion for what is ...

Introduction

There are many different ways to which one can become a Registered Nurse (RN). These routes entail undergoing different forms of training. This training involves pursuing a diploma program, an associated degree and a baccalaureate degree in nursing. The diverse ways are mainly marked by different forms of education attainment. Baccalaureate nursing education involves training that takes place in both diploma and associate degree nursing plus some extra more courses and range of studies in other aspects. Studies have identified that the level of education attainment among the training of nurses makes a difference in their competencies and practice ( ...

According to Bo Jack horseman, a person can become an achiever from zero. It does not matter the society that one is brought up. One can still question his elders or successful guys and achieve his dreams and goals in the society. Bob Burger is yet another character where in his movie he believes that self-confidence and intrinsic motivation is what leads to success. On the other hand, Fatarumas’ movie observes the behavior of a gentleman who confidently moves away from his society to live a life of his choice in a different country with different people. The significance ...

Chapter 20 Schools Don’t Improve if They Are Closed

This chapter is a critique of the Department of Education’s policy of closing under-performing schools in order to create better schools. The policy involves firing the school principal, some or all of the teachers, and in some cases completely closing the school (Ravitch, 2014, p. 214). After taking these steps, according to Ravitch (2014), a new school is created under control of a private education company or under direct control of the district school board. The argument from the writer is that schools can do better if provided with quality leadership, cohesion among teachers, and involvement from the ...

Is being educated in all subjects necessary in every profession?

"You have to learn, young man. Philosophy. Theology. Literature. Poetry. Drama. History. Archeology. Anthropology. Mythology. Music. These are your tools as much as brush and pigment. You cannot be an artist until you are civilized. You cannot be civilized until you learn. To be civilized is to know where you belong in the continuum of your art and your world. To surmount the past, you must know the past." This particular statement by Mark Rothko to a budding artist from the play “Red” by John Logan notes that to be civilized, one must understand a variety of disciplines before he can ...

Abstract

Higher education is guided by philosophical principles that administrators use to set curricula and establish policies that govern how institutions are run. The educational philosophy of pragmatic instrumentalism offers one such ideal, which proceeds from a belief that theory and practical application could and should be meshed in order to prepare students to impact their environment. This is a theory well-suited for a Democratic society, the well-being of which men such as Thomas Jefferson believed hinges on the participation of an informed populace. Though pragmatism in higher education seeks a practical and applicable learning outcome for students, it does not mean, and should ...