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Personal Statement on General Education (Re)Design
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Melanie Brimer
 
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Robert Ware
 At the core of the Gen Ed program, I favor the model in place at
campuses such as U.C. San Diego. The model is centered around a large
lecture Western Civ sequence of two or three semesters. Students are
divided among small discussion groups (capped at 12), meeting at least
twice per week, and working intensively upon composition and
argumentation (minimum of five substantive papers per term). Academic
standards are very high (nearly all students receive D's or F's on their
first papers), and all students are required to work up to those
standards, which then become the base for sustaining high standards
throughout all other programs at the university. Such a program is
interdisciplinary in that it encompasses participating faculty from
multiple departments, and it focuses upon critical thinking skills
through the instruction of writing and argumentation. I favor the
elimination of our current Interdisciplinary Studies courses and our
Critical Thinking courses from the Gen Ed program. We should continue
to offer team taught interdisciplinary courses, and we should continue
to offer Critical Thinking courses, but not as components of Gen Ed. I
believe that all graduating students should be numerate, and that all
should have an exposure to science. I favor a no-nonsense approach to
the basics of our civilization, supported by high academic standards.

rware@siue.edu
Laura Wolff
  
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Steve Zika
  
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