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]]> By: Danny http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-678451 Danny Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:23:38 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-678451 People need to understand that a Liberal Arts education teaches a person to think effectively, have an open mind, and to be analytical. Besides making a person well-rounded, they serve as a basis for learning, that is encouraging a step by step process of gathering information and problem solving. This what the colleges and universities is suppose to teach when it comes to a liberal education. Anyway, most of our higher education institutions have lost their sense of direction. Today, they are just businesses trying to cash in by enrolling as many students they can without any serious consideration. Another problem we need to address is that colleges do not prepare you for a career. Unless you major in a trade or skills/labor market oriented major such as engineering, or business, your degree usually does not provide you with the direct skills for getting that job, in many cases a high paying one! This also another reason why many Liberal Arts college grads go to Law School hoping to make up for that lost opportunity of earning a high income, and realized it wasn't for them. If money is your primary objective, then I would suggest a trade or technical school. People need to understand that a Liberal Arts education teaches a person to think effectively, have an open mind, and to be analytical. Besides making a person well-rounded, they serve as a basis for learning, that is encouraging a step by step process of gathering information and problem solving. This what the colleges and universities is suppose to teach when it comes to a liberal education. Anyway, most of our higher education institutions have lost their sense of direction. Today, they are just businesses trying to cash in by enrolling as many students they can without any serious consideration. Another problem we need to address is that colleges do not prepare you for a career. Unless you major in a trade or skills/labor market oriented major such as engineering, or business, your degree usually does not provide you with the direct skills for getting that job, in many cases a high paying one! This also another reason why many Liberal Arts college grads go to Law School hoping to make up for that lost opportunity of earning a high income, and realized it wasn’t for them.

If money is your primary objective, then I would suggest a trade or technical school.

]]> By: Kenneth Casper http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-674769 Kenneth Casper Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:25:10 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-674769 You're right about the library. However, learning a trade is far more complicated than getting a liberal education. Especially in the United States. All trades require some experience, which can only be obtain through some apprenticing process, which closed to most of us. Now, I can truly go to the library and get an Audel book on pipefitting and read it several times. But that is not training to be a pipefitter. The training is an apprenticeship. Just try getting one! America is a closed society and is not equal in any respect. Internships? Two or three months does not pass as training for most trades. Indeed if you have a degree in engineering, you are out of luck if you do not have a connection already in that field. The deck is loaded! You’re right about the library. However, learning a trade is far more complicated than getting a liberal education. Especially in the United States. All trades require some experience, which can only be obtain through some apprenticing process, which closed to most of us. Now, I can truly go to the library and get an Audel book on pipefitting and read it several times. But that is not training to be a pipefitter. The training is an apprenticeship. Just try getting one! America is a closed society and is not equal in any respect. Internships? Two or three months does not pass as training for most trades. Indeed if you have a degree in engineering, you are out of luck if you do not have a connection already in that field. The deck is loaded!

]]> By: Michael http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-674673 Michael Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:24:25 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-674673 Perhaps the liberal arts are weak not because of the subjects themselves, but the way it is taught. A memorizing class taught by an extreme specialist with all the dropouts from other majors is the way it works at public universities. This completely undermines the theoretical goal of a liberal education. Engineering, on the other hand, is filled with the smartest kids in a subject where specializing is important. Perhaps engineering is better if you go to Public U, and liberal arts should be confined to liberal arts colleges, where the ideal is actually attainable. Business majors should just be banned. To conclude, engineering best for big schools, liberal arts for small ones. Perhaps the liberal arts are weak not because of the subjects themselves, but the way it is taught. A memorizing class taught by an extreme specialist with all the dropouts from other majors is the way it works at public universities. This completely undermines the theoretical goal of a liberal education. Engineering, on the other hand, is filled with the smartest kids in a subject where specializing is important. Perhaps engineering is better if you go to Public U, and liberal arts should be confined to liberal arts colleges, where the ideal is actually attainable. Business majors should just be banned. To conclude, engineering best for big schools, liberal arts for small ones.

]]> By: Debra http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-673208 Debra Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:07:57 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-673208 It took me 20 years to get my liberal arts degree, in between raising children and being a military wife. I majored in English, minored in journalism and worked for 15 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before getting a master's degree in creative writing. I've never made than $12/hour. Once I was making $9.10/hour as an editor — and I got that additional 10 cents for having my master's degree, my publisher told me. I loved journalism and felt that was my way to give back to society. Unfortunately, I also required protein in my diet and a roof over my head. I can't make a living with the talents God gave me and I'm extremely bitter about every student loan check I write. I should have gone to welding school. It took me 20 years to get my liberal arts degree, in between raising children and being a military wife. I majored in English, minored in journalism and worked for 15 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before getting a master’s degree in creative writing. I’ve never made than $12/hour. Once I was making $9.10/hour as an editor — and I got that additional 10 cents for having my master’s degree, my publisher told me.
I loved journalism and felt that was my way to give back to society. Unfortunately, I also required protein in my diet and a roof over my head. I can’t make a living with the talents God gave me and I’m extremely bitter about every student loan check I write.
I should have gone to welding school.

]]> By: Ashley Scott http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-269392 Ashley Scott Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:32:53 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-269392 I am currently an Arts major and minoring in English; I am a freshman at Tarleton State University . I had a liberal arts high school education and believe that it has proved already very beneficial in my college career. I excelled in my writing and reading courses and feel like I have better grasp of just simple concepts taught in the classroom. I am very much pro-liberal arts education and hope people come to realize how important being a well-rounded person is. A statement made by the University of Alaska had this to say about liberal arts education: In America, the liberal arts education is rooted in the civic responsibility to be an informed participant in the democratic process. It strengthens your ability to think critically and determine your own best path. It also has a strong emphasis on clear and effective writing and communication skills. Along with better writing and reading skills, my liberal arts education has strengthened my speaking skills and improved my ability to present my opinion in front of strangers like the ancient greeks did many years ago lol I personally believe "Peter's" response is completely wrong, people are made better citizens by a liberal arts education and there is a need for it in a community in which no one feels like he or she needs to contribute to their society. I am currently an Arts major and minoring in English; I am a freshman at Tarleton State University . I had a liberal arts high school education and believe that it has proved already very beneficial in my college career.

I excelled in my writing and reading courses and feel like I have better grasp of just simple concepts taught in the classroom. I am very much pro-liberal arts education and hope people come to realize how important being a well-rounded person is. A statement made by the University of Alaska had this to say about liberal arts education:

In America, the liberal arts education is rooted in the civic responsibility to be an informed participant in the democratic process. It strengthens your ability to think critically and determine your own best path. It also has a strong emphasis on clear and effective writing and communication skills.

Along with better writing and reading skills, my liberal arts education has strengthened my speaking skills and improved my ability to present my opinion in front of strangers like the ancient greeks did many years ago lol

I personally believe “Peter’s” response is completely wrong, people are made better citizens by a liberal arts education and there is a need for it in a community in which no one feels like he or she needs to contribute to their society.

]]> By: Victoria http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-263473 Victoria Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:45:57 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-263473 I do not agree with Peter's opinion that "people who major in liberal arts are selfish." Peter: do you believe it is selfish for an individual to major in History, and then become a history teacher? Because your argument would assert that you do not believe that a teacher is an "asset to society." Should we eliminate writing, history, and art courses from our elementary, middle and high schools as well? Because tax dollars contribute to those programs. While we're at it, should we eliminate activities like school plays, school orchestras, and sporting events? I do not agree with Peter’s opinion that “people who major in liberal arts are selfish.” Peter: do you believe it is selfish for an individual to major in History, and then become a history teacher? Because your argument would assert that you do not believe that a teacher is an “asset to society.”

Should we eliminate writing, history, and art courses from our elementary, middle and high schools as well? Because tax dollars contribute to those programs. While we’re at it, should we eliminate activities like school plays, school orchestras, and sporting events?

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]]> By: peter http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-236876 peter Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:29:14 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-236876 i think that people who major in liberal arts are selfish, because they dont think about how to contribute in the society. I think that public universities shouldn't have programs in liberal arts. Public universities are funded by the people taxes and everybody would like to invest their taxes in a good way A liberal art degree is more a luxury than an asset to society and I dont think that public universties have to pay for laidback people who dont like sciences and go to college just to have fun and pick humanities major so they dont have to study too much. IF you just want to have a good time on college , you should be responsible for the full cost and not from the people's taxes! i think that people who major in liberal arts are selfish, because they dont think about how to contribute in the society. I think that public universities shouldn’t have programs in liberal arts. Public universities are funded by the people taxes and everybody would like to invest their taxes in a good way A liberal art degree is more a luxury than an asset to society and I dont think that public universties have to pay for laidback people who dont like sciences and go to college just to have fun and pick humanities major so they dont have to study too much. IF you just want to have a good time on college , you should be responsible for the full cost and not from the people’s taxes!

]]> By: Amy http://bly.com/blog/general/the-myth-of-the-liberal-arts-education/#comment-183720 Amy Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:42:56 +0000 http://www.bly.com/blog/?p=189#comment-183720 I have a Bachelor's degree in English and in Education. I have Master's Degree in Special Education. My first degree was through the liberal arts college. I suppose my education and experience is specific to my situation, as I would not advise anyone to go into teaching at this point--especially if that person wanted to raise a family. But I am terribly jaded. I agree that a university education is what a person makes of it. I also think that folks need not enter college immediately after high school--learning a trade and earning some money is a better idea. Then go to college when interests are more specialized, and ideas more specific about what that degree will do for the person. That's what I would do, anyway, if I had it to do over. Although, I did enjoy my liberal arts courses. :) I have a Bachelor’s degree in English and in Education. I have Master’s Degree in Special Education. My first degree was through the liberal arts college.

I suppose my education and experience is specific to my situation, as I would not advise anyone to go into teaching at this point–especially if that person wanted to raise a family.

But I am terribly jaded.

I agree that a university education is what a person makes of it. I also think that folks need not enter college immediately after high school–learning a trade and earning some money is a better idea. Then go to college when interests are more specialized, and ideas more specific about what that degree will do for the person.

That’s what I would do, anyway, if I had it to do over. Although, I did enjoy my liberal arts courses. :)

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