What are the habits of a lifelong learner?
A lifelong learner approaches the world with a sense of wonder and delights at the richness of the human experience and our place in the world. The individual has learned to ask questions and weigh opinions to test assumptions and apply reasoning to assertions made in favor of one viewpoint or another. And revelation and discovery leads to the next and so on. There is no end to the quest for knowledge; the lifelong learner understands this and has developed confidence to take presented information and comprehend, analyze, evaluate and use (or not use) the information. That ability and confidence is certainly an asset in the business world where decisions make or break an enterprise. What else about the liberal arts education prepares a businessperson for success? Well, for our democracy to work and the economic ‘engine’ makes democracy possible we need people who are broadly educated. Government policy decisions that will affect all of us cannot be left only to policymakers. For instan
A lifelong learner approaches the world with a sense of wonder and delights at the richness of the human experience and our place in the world. The individual has learned to ask questions and weigh opinions — to test assumptions and apply reasoning to assertions made in favor of one viewpoint or another. And revelation and discovery leads to the next and so on. There is no end to the quest for knowledge; the lifelong learner understands this and has developed confidence to take presented information and comprehend, analyze, evaluate and use (or not use) the information. That ability and confidence is certainly an asset in the business world where decisions make or break an enterprise. What else about the liberal arts education prepares a businessperson for success? Well, for our democracy to work — and the economic ‘engine’ makes democracy possible — we need people who are broadly educated. Government policy decisions that will affect all of us cannot be left only to policymakers. For
