In order to become well-rounded individuals, all college students should be required to take courses in which they read poetry, novels, mythology, and other types of imaginative literature.
Education, as defined by John Dewey, is the process of facilitating leaning and acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits. This process spans over right from the elementary school to college and then university education; and includes wide array of subjects including imaginative literature, social and natural sciences, humanities, sports, etc. aimed at molding students into well-rounded individuals. The proposition that college students must take courses in novels, poetry, mythology, etc. to become well-rounded individuals is an over emphasis on both the role of imaginative literature and college education in shaping students.
At the first instance, the recommendation appears compelling given the manifold advantages of studying imaginative literature for shaping students into well-rounded citizens. Studying imaginative literature helps develop imagination prowess as the participant is forced to imagine the world that the author wants to portray in his words. Reading poetry requires one to grapple with the new words that are not grammatically straightforward thus honing verbal adroitness and analysis. It also forces the reader to decipher the hidden meanings fostering their creative thinking and ability to analyze information for biases and opinions. Reading novels prompts the reader to perceive the world from the protagonist’s viewpoint and embrace the social values that the latter stands for; thus inculcating high moral standards. For example, reading Robert Stone’s ‘A Hall of Mirrors’ would help students understand the evils of racism and motivate them to fight against the same. Similarly, studying Mythology helps in understanding different religious beliefs, culture, practices, etc. that can instill tolerance and respect for their adherents and followers.
However, the proposition has two underlying assumptions that are unfounded. Firstly, it assumes that only courses in imaginative literature are crucial for students’ overall development. There are scores of other subjects and areas that are equally important for the holistic education process. Taking coursework in History helps pupils to learn from past mistakes thus instilling wisdom. Courses in anthropology, social and political sciences, philosophy, give an insight into one’s place in the society; whereas, modules in astronomy, natural sciences, cosmology, etc. are needed to grasp one’s status in the natural world. On the other hand, engagement in sports is critical for the physical well-being of the students; while, courses in fine and performing arts are indispensable to appreciate aesthetic skills in students. Secondly, by asserting that courses in imaginative literature should be mandated for college students, the statement assumes that only college education plays a critical role in molding students. Well-established research studies have proved that early school education is the elemental building block for laying the strong foundation for lifetime learning and development of mental, social and cognitive aptitude in children.
Lastly, the proposition overlooks the very objective of college education which is to prepare students for their university education for specialization in a specific field. By the time, most of the students enter college, based on their interest and skill-set, they have already decided their career path which may not be imaginative literature. Forcing such students to read novels, poetry, mythology, etc. might demoralize them and distract them from their chosen field. Without motivation, dabbling in any literature, will just amount to be a waste of time and money for students. A pragmatic approach for educational authorities is to include electives on imaginative literature and encourage students to pursue the same by highlighting their importance, instead of forcibly imposing them on students. Moreover, for school education such courses can be included in balance with the other subjects and sports essential for their overall development as mentioned above.
In conclusion, the recommendation falsely assumes that college education and imaginative literature are the very basis for shaping students into well-rounded individuals - while imaginative literature is just one of the many important subjects. Rather than obligating students to pursue imaginative literature at college level, it is advisable to include those subjects as electives in balance with other important subjects, mentioned above, if possible from the school level which is the essential period in students’ development.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 13, column 468, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to field'
Suggestion: to field
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, however, if, lastly, look, may, moreover, second, secondly, similarly, so, still, then, thus, well, whereas, while, for example, in conclusion, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 23.0 19.5258426966 118% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 12.4196629213 64% => OK
Conjunction : 24.0 14.8657303371 161% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 11.3162921348 133% => OK
Pronoun: 31.0 33.0505617978 94% => OK
Preposition: 87.0 58.6224719101 148% => OK
Nominalization: 30.0 12.9106741573 232% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3967.0 2235.4752809 177% => OK
No of words: 664.0 442.535393258 150% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.97439759036 5.05705443957 118% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.07623851424 4.55969084622 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.10606445268 2.79657885939 111% => OK
Unique words: 340.0 215.323595506 158% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.512048192771 0.4932671777 104% => OK
syllable_count: 1249.2 704.065955056 177% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.9 1.59117977528 119% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 6.24550561798 96% => OK
Article: 8.0 4.99550561798 160% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 31.0 20.2370786517 153% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 23.0359550562 91% => OK
Sentence length SD: 60.2604820956 60.3974514979 100% => OK
Chars per sentence: 127.967741935 118.986275619 108% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.4193548387 23.4991977007 91% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.90322580645 5.21951772744 113% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 17.0 10.2758426966 165% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 9.0 4.83258426966 186% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.281650529844 0.243740707755 116% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0763426723084 0.0831039109588 92% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0746461200868 0.0758088955206 98% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.170118991882 0.150359130593 113% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.055809938596 0.0667264976115 84% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.4 14.1392134831 123% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 24.78 48.8420337079 51% => Flesch_reading_ease is low.
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 15.0 12.1743820225 123% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 17.35 12.1639044944 143% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.84 8.38706741573 117% => OK
difficult_words: 217.0 100.480337079 216% => Less difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.2143820225 93% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.7820224719 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 6
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