Friday, May 7, 2010
Education
I think it's an interesting idea that education changes us. This may sound silly but one of the things that changed for me is my taste in music. When I first came to college, I like a lot of rock type music. I took a couple music classes and did a lot of independent listening and checking out CDs from the fine arts library, and now I listen extensively to jazz and classical recordings. I don't dislike the other kinds of music that used to dominate my life, but when I go back home my friends are always surprised that I listen to different things. I'm constantly labeled a snob and don't know all the words to top 40 type songs or the latest rap and hip hop (the last rap album i got was kanye west's graduation... so yeah it's been a while). So it's an interesting question as to if education changed my tastes, or let me discover something about myself through exposure to different things. either way, it makes for awkward Christmas gift giving moments. Your parents try to give you cds to bands you were into 4 years ago and stuff... weird.
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Ben I think that is a really good point. There have been a lot of things that I feel my taste as changed over since I came to college and it's interesting to think about whether it is from my education or because it gave me more opportunities. I believe that being in Austin has changed how I view many things, which I do not think I could have gained anywhere else. It is an interesting point.
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