February 17

I do value my nonacademic education to a point. The idea of being successful and having a job is definitely something that I feel is part of the environment at school. If the teachers don’t have confidence in us outside of the classroom and tell us we can do anything, than we will not go on to be successful. Religious education is not something that I take advantage of. I don’t feel that it is a large part of my nonacademic life at school in large part because University is not affiliated with any religion. I personally believe that it is better that way, so I am not likely to value what little religious influence there is. The political influence plays quite a large role in my nonacademic education because of the environment that I live in and attend school. There is a huge push in one direction, so I feel that I learn quite a lot just from being around other students. It is something that I value because without discussions with other people, it would not have the same affect on me.