As an English major myself I can appreciate this … in fact I have heard the words “you have a degree in just reading books” more times than you can imagine. I can attest to reading books I loved, hated, dreaded, feared and yes avoided altogether and faked my way through. But, what I never learned until much later in life was not only was I encouraged to think as you said, I was taught HOW to think critically. I was taught to question, challenge, prove, defend, research, argue AND listen to and learn from others. Taking entire courses devoted to Canadian authors, women in literature, Victorian literature, the Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare and the list goes on taught me about the world, history, politics and life … and the greatest gift from that journey is that I love to read and I learn something from every book!
Thanks for sparking discourse and critical thinking …. ❤️
Very interesting spin on the topic and an approach I haven't seen much of... As usual, well done and compacted into a bite-sized opinion. TLDR: Chef's kiss
As an English major myself I can appreciate this … in fact I have heard the words “you have a degree in just reading books” more times than you can imagine. I can attest to reading books I loved, hated, dreaded, feared and yes avoided altogether and faked my way through. But, what I never learned until much later in life was not only was I encouraged to think as you said, I was taught HOW to think critically. I was taught to question, challenge, prove, defend, research, argue AND listen to and learn from others. Taking entire courses devoted to Canadian authors, women in literature, Victorian literature, the Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare and the list goes on taught me about the world, history, politics and life … and the greatest gift from that journey is that I love to read and I learn something from every book!
Thanks for sparking discourse and critical thinking …. ❤️
Very interesting spin on the topic and an approach I haven't seen much of... As usual, well done and compacted into a bite-sized opinion. TLDR: Chef's kiss