Education chapter 0

According to your textbook, 51% of the Fortune 1,000 corporations in the United States had to subsidize which of the following for their employees?

Basic business math, reading, and writing

Which of the following best defines the term practical credentialist?

A person who wants to do and know only what they absolutely must do and know to complete their education, earn their degree, and secure a job

A student who is willing to work hard in college but only to the extent that she/he gets only the education they need to qualify for the job they want could be said to be:

A practical credentialis

The value of engaging in Socratic Dialogue is:

Allows one to reflect and seek the truth by asking and answering thoughtful questions.

The underlying principle behind the sentence from your textbook that states "If you keep on doing what you've been doing, you're going to keep on getting what you've got" is meant to convey which of the following messages?

Be willing to change what you are doing if you are not getting what you want from your life, college work, job, and/or personal relationships

A mentor is someone you respect and trust, but you typically don't put too much stock in their opinions.True or False

False

Own your education" means to make sure you pay for it. True or False

False

College is not really that hard but it does require hard work True or False

True

The overall economy of the United States may suffer if we can't better equip college graduates with the skills needed for the U.S. workforce because by the year 2020 80% of the jobs in the United States will require some form of post-secondary education. True or False

True

When it comes to your college education you are the only one who is metaphorically "in the batter's box" which means you must be self-sufficient in order to succeed. True or False

True

When one begins with the end in mind, one of Stephen Covey's habits of highly effective people, one is visualizing the end product of their work, thoughts, or the achievements. This can also be referred to as which of the following?

Wave the Magic Wand

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the value of earning a college degree

While you don't need a college degree to be successful there are many more professional jobs available to a person who has a degree than there are for one who does not

The real value in engaging in Socratic dialogue with yourself is:

a. It helps you when you are talking to yourself to better understand yourself,It helps you to dig deeper into your life and what you want to accomplish

In your textbook we state that Socratic Dialogue is really an exercise in:

reflection

Practical Credentialist

someone who just works for what they need nothing more and nothing less

Gardner and Davis wrote a book called The App Generation. Essentially they claim

students are looking for an app for everything and they want their professors to serve as the apps they use to get through college

Socratic Dialogue

what, why, how, what