Why the liberal arts are important

ThatOwlWoman said:
People being people, no doubt there's some of that. I'm sure there are English lit majors or psych majors who look at engineers or computer science majors as booooring.

Mr. Owl's first degree was in engineering. They required very little in the way of so-called liberal arts in his curriculum. However, he's taken art and music appreciation courses on his own. He enjoys music, the symphony, museums including art museums. It makes for a more well-rounded, enriched life, in our opinion.
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That's how it should be. A degree in say, art history, has very little, if any applicability in terms of a job. For example, there used to be two detectives in the LAPD who specialized in art fraud. The lead guy was initially self-taught but eventually got degrees in things like art history and art, becoming a world-renowned art fraud expert. But there aren't many jobs calling for someone with that expertise.

Pay the bills first, hobbies come second.
 
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anonymoose: A liberal arts degree is inferior to technical education and STEM degrees for employment opportunities
Crypiss:
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That about sums it up.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
People being people, no doubt there's some of that. I'm sure there are English lit majors or psych majors who look at engineers or computer science majors as booooring.

Mr. Owl's first degree was in engineering. They required very little in the way of so-called liberal arts in his curriculum. However, he's taken art and music appreciation courses on his own. He enjoys music, the symphony, museums including art museums. It makes for a more well-rounded, enriched life, in our opinion.
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We were dating girls who were theater majors, psychology majors, English literature majors.

We would have looked pretty insincere if we were snickering behind their backs about their majors! : )
 
T. A. Gardner said:
That's how it should be. A degree in say, art history, has very little, if any applicability in terms of a job. For example, there used to be two detectives in the LAPD who specialized in art fraud. The lead guy was initially self-taught but eventually got degrees in things like art history and art, becoming a world-renowned art fraud expert. But there aren't many jobs calling for someone with that expertise.

Pay the bills first, hobbies come second.
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Now where do you suppose that Mr. Owl, or you, or anyone else could take an art appreciation class if not for that person who got a degree in art history? Ever gone to an art museum? What degrees do you suppose the curators of such institutions have? Ever been to a symphony performance? Do you think that guy up there with the little baton just picked it up from Youtube?

There is no such thing as useless education. Some careers pay more than others, true. But life is not just about how much you make. Except I guess for two-dimensional materialists. I feel sad for you all.
 
Yakuda said:
Is that so? Then you idiots are making new voters stupid on purpose


The pandemic has smacked American students back to the last century in math and reading achievement, according to the tests known as the Nation’s Report Card.

Results for students who took the test in spring 2022—the first main National Assessment of Educational Progress administration for these grades since the pandemic began—show the biggest drop in math performance in 4th and 8th grades since the testing program began in 1990. In reading, 4th and 8th graders likewise are performing on par with students in the 1990s, and about a third of students in both grades can’t read at even the “basic” achievement level—the lowest level on the test.

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/t...math-reading-scores-hit-historic-lows/2022/10

Keep.em stupid they're easier to manipulate right? Asshole
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That is by design. The leftists want them stupid and unable to think critically.
 
BidenPresident said:
You spend all your time stalking me. You are mentally ill.
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Ive told you before you are a despicable creature that should be shit upon at every opportunity. If you think I'm mentally ill because I respond to you in an open forum what are you for hoping I am violently murdered? If only you had the capacity for self evaluation but I guess animals of your species just dont. I guess you can't help what you are.
 
Cypress said:
We were dating girls who were theater majors, psychology majors, English literature majors.

We would have looked pretty insincere if we were snickering behind their backs about their majors! : )
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lads are notoriously insincere.

don't worry about it.

I like a fat girl.

they have poor impulse control.

you shouldn't lie to people about the value of their degree just to get laid.

you would do better calling her dumb.

negging 101.

you're welcome.

and if she breaks that frame, react with amused mastery.

you're welcome.

:chuckle:
 
T. A. Gardner said:
That's how it should be. A degree in say, art history, has very little, if any applicability in terms of a job. For example, there used to be two detectives in the LAPD who specialized in art fraud. The lead guy was initially self-taught but eventually got degrees in things like art history and art, becoming a world-renowned art fraud expert. But there aren't many jobs calling for someone with that expertise.

Pay the bills first, hobbies come second.
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You MAGAs make it sound like there is a dire emergency of too many students majoring in useless art history.

It looks like only two or three thousand bachelor's degrees are awarded every year in art history in the US. That's probably only a tiny fraction of one percent of all the Stem degrees earned every year.

There are thousands of art museums, art galleries, art dealers in this country, not to mention the need for art teachers at the secondary school, community college, and university levels.

If somebody loves art and wants to give it a shot, why does that make MAGA morons angry?
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Now where do you suppose that Mr. Owl, or you, or anyone else could take an art appreciation class if not for that person who got a degree in art history? Ever gone to an art museum? What degrees do you suppose the curators of such institutions have? Ever been to a symphony performance? Do you think that guy up there with the little baton just picked it up from Youtube?

There is no such thing as useless education. Some careers pay more than others, true. But life is not just about how much you make. Except I guess for two-dimensional materialists. I feel sad fr you all.
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People pay art experts to guide them on tours of famous European art museums.

That's a good gig. The worst day as a professional art historian guide is better than the best day as a tax lawyer.
 
Cypress said:
You MAGAs make it sound like there is a dire emergency of too many students majoring in useless art history.

It looks like only two or three thousand bachelor's degrees are awarded every year in art history in the US. That's probably only a tiny fraction of one percent of all the Stem degrees earned every year.
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YOU make it sound like Art History is the only liberal arts degree.
I could turn that around and say there’s only a couple of thousand chemical engineering graduates which is a tiny fraction of all liberal arts degrees awarded.
Speaking of ‘you MAGAs’, I thought you were one of them now.
 
anonymoose said:
YOU make it sound like Art History is the only liberal arts degree.
I could turn that around and say there’s only a couple of thousand chemical engineering graduates which is a tiny fraction of all liberal arts degrees awarded.
Speaking of ‘you MAGAs’, I thought you were one of them now.
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Did you even finish high school?
 
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