June 28, 1957
(vol. 67, iss. 4)
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…A m $tjigatt lai Sixty-Seventh Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSTY OP MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR…
… sensation given the 1954 hearings and the concern now alto- gether lacking. -VERNON NAHRGANG Editor Education's Goals Need Revision WHAT ARE THE goals of modern educa- tion? Is a student taught to be aware…
… of problems worldwide in scope, or is he merely trained to be a specialist with little or no concern for global, or even national, affairs? Does a student geteducation of the sort that will enable him…
… to cope with international and national problems, or will he be the baseball fan mechanic whose only concern is how the Tigers fared in yesterday's game? And, if the student somehow survives mod- ern…
…- peatedly emphasized, American educational goals are horribly limited. The student major- ing in mathematics, for instance, learns only math and seldom if ever elects courses involv- ing studies of human…
… economics? Why not a few courses in business and person- nel administration? Is it that college programs are too crowded with required courses giving the student no time for elections? Not entirely, for some…
…- lations, in psychology and sociology, in politi- cal science and history, and in journalism, should be required for all students. The student need not take many courses in each department, but if taught…
… with the pro- per perspective - not necessarily to tell the student about other courses in the department as so many survey courses do, but to give him an insight into the problems encountered in the…
… field - there would be less rebellion, and the student would be given the scope Caldwell recommends. Yes, Oliver Caldwell, American education is failing to prepare youth to understand and cope with…
… playing into his hands, building up his prestige even more * among Arab masses. Behind the new hones for a way out is one outstanding fact: the rulers of Arab nations outside the Egypt-Syria axis have rea…