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To: epicure who wrote (258803)

8/24/2014 5:04:49 PM

From: koan

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I don't say people have to spend their life taking liberal arts classes. But I do think everyone in college would benefit from a year or two of them.

Liberal arts is the path to wisdom and self actualization. Can't do without it. We do not deduce knowledge, we learn it.

Engineering has nothing to do with wisdom and self actualization. A life without wisdom and self actualization seems pretty depressing to me.

Actually what is even the point?

And I guess my experiences are different than yours. I found few wise people floundering. Maybe they do not make as much as an engineer, but what they lack in quantity they make up for in quality, for they are wise and do not make as many mistakes in life; and certainly usually live a more fulfilled and beautiful life.

IMO..

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That's a lot of threads. I agree on state and federal, and municipal employees. But as far as the liberal arts education- I don't think it's a particularly good idea if you want a job. Students I know who went in to engineering, business and science, have jobs. Students who went for liberal arts degrees are working minimum wage jobs. I advise against "the dream" of majoring in philosophy or history, unless students want to teach those subjects, because it's really hard to find a job.

I thought the article was making the point that new grads at the ivy colleges were being directed to high paying jobs (presumably soulless ones)- but at least they have good jobs. Direct them to the liberal arts, and "meaningful" jobs, and they will be unemployed or not be able to buy a house. Now you could argue that salaries are out of whack- and I wouldn't disagree in all cases, but nothing will be done about that.

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