Grades And Money By David Vogel Analysis

Importance of Education

Nowadays colleges grew up with the prices. Many people ask themselves do we need an education at all. In the articles by Steven Vogel, "Grades and Money," and Kwame Anthony Appiah, "What Is the Point of College?”, we discussed importance of higher education and value of GPA, knowledge.

In the article "Grades and Money", Steven Vogel compared importance of college grades and knowledge, which students receive during their education. One student came and asked a professor about if "she'd like to try a philosophy course sometime, she couldn't risk it because she wasn't sure what her grade would be". Professor Vogel asked her a question why she is worried about a grade but not about knowledge. Student said that grade is

I study accounting. My teacher said we have to know our subject and what is about. He said if you come for the interview to some company and your future boss ask you what is accounting. If you will not answer who is going to hire you? We have to know what we study! It is very important. Some companies do some test also to find out how good you are. I think we are nothing as a worker without knowledge.

In the article, "What Is the Point of College?" by Kwame Anthony Appiah, author compared two conceptions of being visions Utility U and Utopia U in the University or college. Utility U is based on material value of study. We pay for degree and make returns in future by getting well-paid jobs. It is all about money. Utopia U is more about our soul. We get more knowledge which makes us more freedom. We take care about our happiness is not only money.

I think we need to use and study these two conceptions in our life. We live in material world where money exists. We need knowledge about it. We need to know how to make it how to use it. On the other side we have soul and we could not live without simple things which make us happy. It is not only something value. There are music, art, literature, movies and

You should be able to show your teachers, and then anyone else, how what you’ve made in a class, what you created, demonstrates your capacity to do other things and what you’re going to do next.” (Article “What’s the purpose of college: A job or an education?” The Washington Post By Jeffery J. Seling) All these knowledge we receive in colleges. Roth thinks that colleges prepare students for future life. Colleges create some situations which could help you in your new job or in your life. I have a feeling that we are cached up in circle Money-Grades-Knowledge-Education –Money. All this things are important in our material world. We need to know something about it. Good way to teach us is to get higher education which helps in a future I believe.

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