In the article “The New Liberal Arts,” by Sanford J. Ungar he lists seven common misconceptions about liberal arts. The first misconception that Ungar states is that vocational training is a better substitute than liberal arts. He explains how students only focus on one thing now of days hoping they will get a job in that field, but don’t realize having more knowledge and experience will benefit them more. He also disputes that college graduates with a liberal arts degree will have a tougher time finding a job. Third misconception he says is that less prosperous people have no benefit form a liberal arts degree and should seek other fields of education. His fourth point is that liberal arts is not only for arts but it can apply to science,
