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My Four Years at St. John’s College

Education

United States

Started July 25, 2026

Though nothing can bring back the hourOf splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;We will grieve not, rather findStrength in what remains behind. —William Wordsworth, “Ode on. The post My Four Years at St. John’s College appeared first on First Things

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My Four Years at St. John’s College

First Things (United States) | Jul 24, 2026

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Liberal arts colleges should measure student success not only by career income but by civic participation, ethical reasoning, and reported life satisfaction.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

The high cost of a St. John's education is only justified if the college can demonstrate that its graduates achieve outcomes distinctly better than cheaper alternatives.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

St. John's College's small-seminar format, where professors know students by name and track their intellectual development over years, cannot be replicated at scale.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

Students at St. John's College develop lifelong friendships through shared academic and social experiences.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

St. John's College offers a unique learning environment that encourages intellectual exploration and personal growth.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

St. John's College's approach to education creates a lack of practical skills for the workforce after graduation.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

St. John's College's focus on dead white male authors systematically excludes women and non-Western voices from the core curriculum.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

Any college worth defending should be able to articulate why its methods serve students better than competing educational models, not merely invoke tradition.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

St. John's College's focus on Western canon neglects the contributions of other cultures and philosophies.

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Jul 25, 2026

St. John's College's great-books curriculum teaches students to think rigorously across disciplines in ways that modern specialized education cannot match.

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