In order to know what the Harvard Report means by general education, I should start with a definition summarized from the different parts of the report. In terms of the Harvard report, I think general education is a system of higher education designed to foster in students the desire and capacity to learn, think critically, and communicate proficiently with both nature and society, and also to function as engaged citizens. It is distinguished by a flexible curriculum that allows for student choice and demands breadth and depth of study as well, and by a student-centered pedagogy that is interactive and requires students to engage directly with critical texts and activity within and outside of the classroom.

General education, also named liberal education, I think, is a comprehensive “package”. How can we bring this package into the traditional curriculum? For example, a teacher can reflect liberal educational pedagogy by using interactive teaching methods, but he/she might......

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Title: General Education
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