Why Liberal Arts Education Matter? There is a phenomenon that the number of liberal arts college is declining, which means we are losing liberal arts education. Recently, more and more students focus on scores and getting a degree instead of improving themselves comprehensiveness. Many students think the college degree is more important than knowledge and skills, that’s why they ignore the study of liberal arts. Like Tony Woodcock (2015) said: “the Liberal Arts are considered an irrelevance”
Liberal Arts and Business Connection At first glance liberal arts and business may seem to have no real connection but the underlying education and skills taught allow them to work well together. In an article entitled, Dimension of Precariousness, discussed being entrapped in a career or profession that lacks passion. The article stated that, “Entrapment can be considered as the long-lasting condition and weak part of young-adult independent professional beyond the first stages of their careers
The liberal arts refers to a wide variety of academic subjects such as english, math, philosophy, and social and physical sciences included in all college curriculums. The usefulness of a liberal arts education has been widely debated recently on its viability and effectiveness in preparing students for accessible occupations and societal settings. Many feel a liberal arts education is a perfect way to hone someone's skills in communication, critical thinking, and writing. Supporters of a liberal
The Art of Liberal Arts “I can’t go to a liberal-arts college. My parents are conservatives!” I told my eighth grade teacher. He laughed and then went on to explain what a liberal-arts college actually is. Like many others, I believed a common misperception about the liberal-arts. In “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J. Ungar, the writer explains wrong ideas about the liberal-arts to a college-based audience including students, professors, and administration. He explains the importance and relevance
A Look at the Liberal Arts The essay “A New Liberal Arts,” which was written by Sanford Ungar, first appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education on March 5, 2010. In his essay, Ungar uses many different rhetorical strategies to convince his reader that a degree in the liberal arts is not a lost cause but can actually be very beneficial and lead to success. In Ungar’s opinion, there are many wrong ideas and misunderstandings about the usefulness of a degree in the liberal arts. In the essay
College is like a marriage. You can marry a Christian, a non-Christian, or no one at all. Who you marry carries influence to shape you through a meaningful relationship. That is why it is so important as a Christian to marry someone who believes in Christ, so that together you can grow in your love for Christ and as a result, for each-other. Once you marry someone, regardless of religion you have two options. To live your days intentionally committed to growing, connecting, and learning with your
traditional liberal arts within our own education. Within this controversy, there have been many voices that have spoken up. One voice happened to be Sanford Ungar, author, and previous liberal arts president at Goucher College in Maryland. Ungar believes that Americans are steering away from the traditional liberal education. Choosing educational paths that lead them on a one way career path, and not realizing what a liberal education has to offer. Some Americans believe that liberal arts has become
of "The New Liberal Arts" Living in the "Digital Age" it is not uncommon to believe the STEM fields- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics- are far more superior degree choices than its outdated counterparts, the liberal arts. However, Sanford J. Ungar attempts to shed light on the highly scrutinized and critiqued liberal arts education by clearing up seven common misperceptions. In his essay, "The New Liberal Arts," Ungar strings together counterarguments on why a liberal education still
Liberal arts are a waste of time. The whole reason liberal arts was created was for the upper class that didn't have to work, and could sit around all day and discuss random gibberish. During the Vietnam War it was used for draft dodgers. There is no need for liberal arts in today's practical colleges. Literature in general is a good example of how insignificant a liberal arts education can be to some. It seems clear that literature
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education When you see the word “college”, what comes to mind? For most of you, you probably immediately think of partying, drinking, and meeting new people. Those who choose to go to college will have the opportunity to experience the social life, but what you choose to study can control your future. In “How to Get a Real Education at College” by Scott Adams and “What Do You Do with a B.A. in History” by Ken Saxon, they agree that college is worth going to but they have