From kindergarten to eighth grade, we were given a set of classes focused on teaching us what was considered to be basic knowledge: math, science, english, and art. When high school began, that focus was shifted onto what students needed to know for college. If or when a high school graduate decided to go to college, the next most important - and sometimes difficult - step was choosing a major. The major you chose would also determine your degree, which still causes controversy when it comes to which degrees are worth your time and money, and the relevancy of the liberal - arts in the education system today. Liberal education is so ancient that it can’t possibly still be a necessary skill with all the technology we deal with today, can it? Both Charles Murray and Sanford J. Ungar agree that there are, indeed, important things the liberal - arts still teaches us.
Liberal - arts education began with a basis that encompassed both the trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) …show more content…
If you asked Ungar, he would say that it is definitely still relevant because liberal education will help you in the future. Murray, on the other hand, says it 's necessary to understand the past. He also states that common core teaches you those things like, who Susan B. Anthony is or when the Sistine Chapel was built (Murray, 235) and that if you want to continue pursuing the history and culture taught to you in earlier education, undergraduate school is a good place to do so, but it is not necessary. As for time, Murray fully believes that four years is much too long. Even Ph.D.s, the symbol of expertise, don’t require four years, and for jobs like farming, hotel managing, or hospital administration, most of the experience is received on the job, making the traditional college campus increasingly
Liberal - arts education began with a basis that encompassed both the trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) …show more content…
If you asked Ungar, he would say that it is definitely still relevant because liberal education will help you in the future. Murray, on the other hand, says it 's necessary to understand the past. He also states that common core teaches you those things like, who Susan B. Anthony is or when the Sistine Chapel was built (Murray, 235) and that if you want to continue pursuing the history and culture taught to you in earlier education, undergraduate school is a good place to do so, but it is not necessary. As for time, Murray fully believes that four years is much too long. Even Ph.D.s, the symbol of expertise, don’t require four years, and for jobs like farming, hotel managing, or hospital administration, most of the experience is received on the job, making the traditional college campus increasingly