Which Number Will You Be?

I have to say that I agree with Dacia Charlesworth. Her students response to "Why are you in college?" is completely true. Almost everyone agrees that one goes to college so they can get a good job and make money. College is becoming the norm. Rather than deciding whether or not to go to college, the decision becomes where to go to college. I also completely agree with her statement, "Contemporary US culture, being as individualistic as it is, does not easily lend itself to vita activa." In our society today, most people put their individual needs ahead of their country, other citizens, family and friends. Today, most people follow the opposite order that they did in the Renaissance. Now, people tend to put their needs first, followed by family and friends, and ending with others and the country. I feel that today, people get an education for their own benefits and not to become good citizens. Everything that we do today, is in competition with others. Take for example getting into college or a job promotion. Charlesworth also claimed that her way to link education and citizenry is through the mnemonic device NSCS. I believe that each of these steps/advice is important to getting a meaningful and fulfilling education while becoming a number that makes a difference in society.