Everyone First Education Nowadays, being political correct is a status nobody can achieve, with the amount of triggers, safe spaces, and cultural appropriation set by social justice warriors.
A liberally educated person, as described by William Cronon article Only Connect… strives to achieve this status in their everyday life; they are scholars with a well-rounded knowledge base who have learned to connect with all groups of people. Having learned to avoid conforming to prejudices by basing their judgements off of personal experiences, liberally educated people have nondiscriminating open minds. It is necessary for professors at a liberal education schools to encourage the use of inclusive language in order to further the goals of reforming …show more content…
Cronon expresses the most important characteristics of liberally educated people are those that do not only help people on an individual level but help society as a whole. A liberal education gifts scholars with crucial life skills that can be applied in the real world. Most importantly, Cronon states that a liberally educated person is able to connect with all socioeconomic classes, from the gangsters strolling Los Angeles to the business leaders of big Pharmaceutical companies. The thought behind this is that through an abundance of well-rounded knowledge, people are freed from the prejudices that society dishes out to everybody and the enslaving restraints of their social ignorance. Liberal education seeks to eliminate prejudices by teaching students to question presumptions before assuming them to be true. Cronon proclaims “Liberal education nurtures human freedom in the service of human community, which is to say that in the end it celebrates love,” (Cronon, Only Connect…). People will learn to love each other with full knowledge and acceptance of their differences. This is the goal of liberal educators. They provide their students with a well-rounded knowledge basis so that they may look …show more content…
Inclusive language is a vital component of how individuals perceive one another; it determines how they interpret the world and other people. Inclusive language is speech and writing that is “free from words, phrases or tones that reflect prejudiced, stereotyped or discriminatory views of particular people or groups” (Department of Education). Language influences an individual 's thoughts towards others. For instance, a boy growing up in a household that uses sexist or male dominant terms will likely become more inclined to use sexist speech or writing as he grows older. Speech and writing reflect thoughts, so to change negative thinking into a positive and open-minded discussion people should practice using inclusive language in their everyday life. In People First Language, an article regarding the terminology of medical diagnosis, Kathie Snow, the author, talks about the importance of using non-discriminating speech stating that “Words are powerful. Old, inaccurate descriptors and the inappropriate use of medical diagnoses perpetuate negative stereotypes and reinforce a significant and an incredibly powerful attitudinal barrier” (People First Language, 1). Although she was referencing discriminatory speech in regards to disabilities, the meaning behind her statement is true for all forms of discriminatory language: language influences thoughts and how others
A liberally educated person, as described by William Cronon article Only Connect… strives to achieve this status in their everyday life; they are scholars with a well-rounded knowledge base who have learned to connect with all groups of people. Having learned to avoid conforming to prejudices by basing their judgements off of personal experiences, liberally educated people have nondiscriminating open minds. It is necessary for professors at a liberal education schools to encourage the use of inclusive language in order to further the goals of reforming …show more content…
Cronon expresses the most important characteristics of liberally educated people are those that do not only help people on an individual level but help society as a whole. A liberal education gifts scholars with crucial life skills that can be applied in the real world. Most importantly, Cronon states that a liberally educated person is able to connect with all socioeconomic classes, from the gangsters strolling Los Angeles to the business leaders of big Pharmaceutical companies. The thought behind this is that through an abundance of well-rounded knowledge, people are freed from the prejudices that society dishes out to everybody and the enslaving restraints of their social ignorance. Liberal education seeks to eliminate prejudices by teaching students to question presumptions before assuming them to be true. Cronon proclaims “Liberal education nurtures human freedom in the service of human community, which is to say that in the end it celebrates love,” (Cronon, Only Connect…). People will learn to love each other with full knowledge and acceptance of their differences. This is the goal of liberal educators. They provide their students with a well-rounded knowledge basis so that they may look …show more content…
Inclusive language is a vital component of how individuals perceive one another; it determines how they interpret the world and other people. Inclusive language is speech and writing that is “free from words, phrases or tones that reflect prejudiced, stereotyped or discriminatory views of particular people or groups” (Department of Education). Language influences an individual 's thoughts towards others. For instance, a boy growing up in a household that uses sexist or male dominant terms will likely become more inclined to use sexist speech or writing as he grows older. Speech and writing reflect thoughts, so to change negative thinking into a positive and open-minded discussion people should practice using inclusive language in their everyday life. In People First Language, an article regarding the terminology of medical diagnosis, Kathie Snow, the author, talks about the importance of using non-discriminating speech stating that “Words are powerful. Old, inaccurate descriptors and the inappropriate use of medical diagnoses perpetuate negative stereotypes and reinforce a significant and an incredibly powerful attitudinal barrier” (People First Language, 1). Although she was referencing discriminatory speech in regards to disabilities, the meaning behind her statement is true for all forms of discriminatory language: language influences thoughts and how others