Carter Responses

In 385-8: Focus on noticing the problem or controversy that Carter is addressing. What, as you see it, is he trying to respond to in his project? Be sure to quote Carter as part of your response. – Carter is...
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Boyer

What is a central tension Boyer discusses in his chapter? The central tension that Boyer discusses in his chapter is the relationship between liberal arts courses and STEM courses. Boyer discusses how, “the amount of misunderstanding and hostility crackl...
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Task II Oct 23

UNE’s interpretation of the liberal arts, or arts and sciences, obviously includes STEM courses as they describe liberal arts as arts and sciences and include STEM in their curriculum. Future possible college prospects may feel as though, or believe that...
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Coordination/Subordination

Coordination: “Departments need to discuss great instruction in cognitive ability and critical thinking, but they do need to focus on specific skill and knowledge material.” – This is a compound sentence because it talks about the need to dis...
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Naysayer

The themes that UNE presents each year cover a specific set of goals and aspirations for its students. The themes include: “environmental awareness, social and global awareness, critical thinking, and citizenship and civic engagement” (CAS Core Handbook 3)...
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Task II – Revise One Paragraph

This paragraph is attempting to criticize the order of which and how the curriculum themes are taught. Even though, the material taught by UNE is well rounded and informative, the order and process of which it is taught can be...
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Revision Plan, Paper 2

What big concerns did you have about your draft as you completed the first draft? – My big concerns were having enough to say and also being able to make sure everything fit correctly in a well worded manner. What did your...
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Reflecting on Revision – Paper 1

Introduction: In my first introduction I don’t really introduce my sources and their owners as well as I should have. In my final draft I discuss where I attain my information. Evidence and Explanations: I included more of an explanation...
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Oct 9th HW

1. The liberal arts education model has been critiqued and criticized by many who believe it should be taught a certain way. In order to have the best outcomes of students, liberal arts needs to and can, “encompass the broadest...
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CAS Core Handbook

The CAS Core Handbook does a good job informing UNE’s students with their values and desires for them in their life after college. A misperception that people in today’s world have about liberal arts is that, “The cost of American...
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