Final Reflection #2

Final Reflection. Education has changed significantly during the last four decades. However, the outlook has started to develop in the last three centuries because of development in almost every field of study. For understanding the core changes John R. Thelin’s “A History of American Higher Education” and Andrew Delbanco’s “College: What It Was, Is and Should Be” are the two finest pieces of writings. It has provided quite diversified outlooks covering time spans of past, present, and future. Thelin’s book is quite limited for scholarly reading whereas Delbanco has made use of the more informal approach. However, both of these books have addressed different issues related to education and college life, in particular.

Final Reflection. Education and methods of teaching have evolved during the last two decades thereby creating numerous opportunities for students to grasp different concepts and outlooks. Considering the history of American Higher Education, two books seems to be quite promising to me. “A History of American Higher Education” written by John R. Thelin and “College: What It Was, Is and Should Be” written by Andrew Delbanco. Each of these books have highlighted different issues in American higher education domains. This reflection paper will ponder over the potential components presented in these books along with their implementation in professional lives of education domain students.
John Thelin’s book has provided me with a perspective o…