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An Hour In … EDU 250

Students learn about the purpose of education.
Celia Evangelista, Co-Activities Director
September 23, 2025
EDU 250 students work on their purpose of education assignment.
Celia Evangelista
Sharing her opinion, junior Joyce Harveston writes down what she believes is the purpose of education. She reflected on the assignment by sharing her perspective. “I enjoy [this assignment] because it really helped me figure out what I thought was the most important [factor of education],” Harveston said. “[I] chose critical thinking, because it's the root of everything in education and I think that was really important, and it was really fun.”
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