I find it fascinating that two centuries ago the committee's top priorities for its students are extremely similar to the University's top priorities for students today. Regardless of the cultural, societal and technological leaps we have made, the core model behind secondary education has, in a way, remained the same.

I find it interesting that the item of second most importance was the buildings themselves and that the item of most importance was the location. This is extremely representative of a societal change that has dramatically influenced humans. With our current technology and infrastructure, we are able to reach nearly every point of the world. In that sense, location has become less of a defining factor. Today, a building could be thought of before its location is determined.

I find it interesting how in the original document the idea of expressing and preserving one's ideas is mentioned. Not only does this resemble Jefferson's ideals that are expressed in the First Amendment, it is also a topic that is extremely relevant at UVa today. UVa has had to had white supremacists voice their ideas due to this ideal and has received a lot of backlash because of it. UVa's current problems represent the difficult balance between freedom of speech and safety.