On the Uses of a Liberal Education

I actually really enjoyed reading this essay. It gave me a little bit of a scare because it was 15 pages, but before i knew it i was on the last one. Edmundson was able to completley relate to how colleges really are nowadays. I love reading this because everything he said was true. Even though i am a college student and i am reaping the benefits of all these changes, it was good to be able to see the other side of the arguement. College really is becoming all about making us happy. It was brave of Edmundson to write this essay because it was him taking a chance. People reading it are going to realize what college has become like. It has become hard work for them, and easier for us. Colleges are beginning to want us more than we want them, and because of this they have to change everything to make it more appealing to future students. Even as this is great for us, i have to admitt that i do see how it could become a problem when were are going out into the real world. People aren't going to be as nice, no one is going to cater to our every need. And now that college is becoming more relaxed, we arent going to know what the real world is like, and we arent going to work harder than we have to. If the colleges continue at the rate in which they are changing, the future of all businesses and work places are going to get into trouble.