Students walk towards the library of Columbia university. General education programmes around the world tend to use texts by a broad range of authors and thinkers, from Confucius, Lao Tzu and Geling Yan to Plato, Aristotle, Isaac Newton and Jane Austen. Photo: Shutterstock
Letters | Coronavirus pandemic and protests mean Hong Kong and US need general education more than ever
- General education exposes students to the world’s intellectual heritage across disciplines through core texts and is a space for curricular invention
- During these challenging times, educators must have the freedom to innovate
Students walk towards the library of Columbia university. General education programmes around the world tend to use texts by a broad range of authors and thinkers, from Confucius, Lao Tzu and Geling Yan to Plato, Aristotle, Isaac Newton and Jane Austen. Photo: Shutterstock