Cognition is something that must be owned by anyone who has a goal of finding a place in today’s job market. This is because the ability to process and acquire information through thought experience and sense is crucial in ones working environment. In Sanford J Ungar’s essay “The New Liberal Arts” he believes that obtaining a college education focused on liberal arts is the best way that the workers of tomorrow will be prepared for the constantly changing job market that they will soon have to explore in the future. Because of Ungar’s argument one may ask the question, is a liberal arts degree the only way to obtain the skills needed in the workplace? While some may jump to answer yes to this question others may have something else in mind.
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Having the ability to use critical thinking in the workplace is just as important as knowing how to use the ability before even having the job. For blue collar workers such as moving men this ability is frequently used. Rose exemplifies this in “Blue Collar Brilliance” by stating, “movers determine how to get an electric range down a flight of stairs require coordination, navigation, planning, and the establishing incremental goals” (252). Just as liberal arts students use critical thinking skills for their education and to prepare for their future careers, after reading this quote one can see that the average blue-collar worker, such as a mover, have learned and use the ability of critical …show more content…
Being able to comprehend necessary information is a must. One thing that’s so good about this skill is that is uses both critical thinking and problem solving. When given a piece of literature in school a student must be able to read and understand it fully. If the text is not understood to the fullest, any assignment given about that text will not be properly completed. Also, a second good thing about this skill is that it gives students the ability to learn from their arguments. Unger believes that the ability of comprehensive reading and writing is a must for education and can be obtained through liberal
Having the ability to use critical thinking in the workplace is just as important as knowing how to use the ability before even having the job. For blue collar workers such as moving men this ability is frequently used. Rose exemplifies this in “Blue Collar Brilliance” by stating, “movers determine how to get an electric range down a flight of stairs require coordination, navigation, planning, and the establishing incremental goals” (252). Just as liberal arts students use critical thinking skills for their education and to prepare for their future careers, after reading this quote one can see that the average blue-collar worker, such as a mover, have learned and use the ability of critical …show more content…
Being able to comprehend necessary information is a must. One thing that’s so good about this skill is that is uses both critical thinking and problem solving. When given a piece of literature in school a student must be able to read and understand it fully. If the text is not understood to the fullest, any assignment given about that text will not be properly completed. Also, a second good thing about this skill is that it gives students the ability to learn from their arguments. Unger believes that the ability of comprehensive reading and writing is a must for education and can be obtained through liberal