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Inquiry Questions

1. Why does a Liberal Arts Education benefit students?
2. What qualities do employers seek in college graduates?  “The capacity to innovate — the ability to solve problems creatively or bring new possibilities to life — and skills like critical thinking, communication and collaboration are far more important than academic knowledge.”  (Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/opinion/sunday/friedman-need-a-job-invent-it.html?_r=2&) College graduates should not just be able to write or calculate a math problem but also to think creativity and innovatively.
3. Does our minds enrich society, not our careers?
4. How would shorter school days, no tests or homework change children?

What qualities do employers seek in college graduates?  “The capacity to innovate — the ability to solve problems creatively or bring new possibilities to life — and skills like critical thinking, communication and collaboration are far more important than academic knowledge.”

I chose to answer the second question because I am going to be a college graduate and will creatively think in my Communication field.  I will graduate with the basic knowledge that I will need to make a career in my field of study.  When I apply for a job, I know that I will be highly motivated to find a position .  I very much want to work in a big city such as Los Angeles or New York.  I am very motivated and aggressive and will succeed in obtaining a position.  Once I obtain the position, I will use my creative skills that I learned during my college education, and continue to grow and be inventive.  I will think about the requests of my career and do as much as I am able to do with the time and money that is given. 

I want to work in a field that allows me to create and do more than is expected.  I feel that I will be prepared for the tasks that are required of me because of my education and inherited motivation.  My family has a strong work ethic and moral values.  These are gifts that I am able to work with and go beyond the limits of what is typical or expected of an employee.  I will make my employer proud of have much to offer and I am very persistent.  For me, it is very important to reach my goals in life and I believe that this article gives an outline of what is expected of someone like myself.  Also, my employer will not be disappointed because they will ask me to work harder, or be more creative, or more persistent so that I can achieve their goals.  I feel that this article allows me some insight into the future so that I know what will be expected of me in the future.  I watch my family work hard and reinvent themselves every day because of the changes that the computers and Internet have brought to my parent’s generation.  They have adapted or they would lose their jobs.  The students of today must also adapt and be better for future positions in life.