Our Littlemindedness

Robert Frost said, "We come to college to get over our littlemindedness." Discuss in relation to your own experiences.

I figure now would be a good time to reply to that Robert Frost writing prompt (you know, correctly….), since I’m a little tired of blogging about school assessment.

So, we come here to get over our “littlemindedness”…that one word is really the kicker in this quote. Our littlemindedness? Is he saying we’re ignorant? Oh yeah, he is.

You know, I think he’s actually right. College is A LOT different than high school, or at least it is from my perspective. I’ve met and seen all kinds of people while I’ve been here. I think by “littlemindedness” he means our small view of the world we have before we enter college. I’m not saying college gives us this worldly view, but it definitely is a step up. College is composed of all kinds of different people, even people from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds. We come here not only to further our education, but immerse ourselves in this type of community. I know that doesn’t sound like one of our objectives when entering college, but it happens. You can’t help it. I’m glad I get to be apart of this, and I do hope to get a over at least some of my littlemindedness.