• In your opinion, what is the value of a liberal arts education?
While there are a vast number of reasons to value a liberal arts education, expounding upon all of them would take far too many pages. Among them are the So, the most valuable parts of a liberal arts education are that it provides a framework within which students can not only explore all of their passions, but also discover new ones, it provides a broad and deep knowledge base that serves as a strong foundation applicable to any and every endeavor, and it
In today’s ever-changing and rapidly advancing world, one’s adaptability is just as important, if not more so, as her knowledge or career-specific skills. For young people today, it is not only important to be broadly and …show more content…
The future is incredibly unpredictable, and the only way to prepare for it is to learn how to adapt quickly. A liberal arts education therefore is indispensable, as it provides intellectual skills that create nimble and creative thinkers with the capacity to work flexibly and effectively in today’s world. A liberal arts education prepares one for a lifetime, rather than just a job. A liberal arts education also goes beyond the school subjects which it teaches, and helps to create a person with critical thinking skills,
Among the reasons for finding value in a liberal arts education is that by design one is not only allowed, but encouraged to explore current passions more broadly and deeply than ever before. It also asks and allows one to explore what are surely, in my case, undiscovered passions. There is great value in being given the time and tools to do that, as it allows students to discover new fields of study which they may not have had the opportunity to experience before, and which may just be their calling. I have always loved learning and only …show more content…
When I was 8, I wanted to be an equine vet. When I was 12, I was going to be the next Abby Wambach. Today, after the surprise turn in my life involving a traumatic brain injury, I am working to become an empathetic, scientifically groundbreaking pediatric neurologist. Though I also plan to backpack across the globe, change the world, and write a novel. The point is that our world, both personally and globally, is rapidly and constantly changing – and the change is unpredictable. To prepare to be effective and have a chance at changing the world for the better, one needs to be a nimble thinker and creative problem solver, able to approach problems and issues from a broad and creative perspective and have the general flexibility to effectively make a difference in an unpredictable world. Thus lies the inherent value in a liberal arts education. By learning both about subjects beyond one’s expected sphere and how to approach problems and ideas from multiple perspectives, a well-rounded and adaptable person is created who possesses the skills to be successful across a broad range of possibilities.
A liberal arts education is valuable outside of the classroom as well, for the same reasons. I learned in the most personal of ways the value of being adaptable. I believe that a liberal arts education is of the
While there are a vast number of reasons to value a liberal arts education, expounding upon all of them would take far too many pages. Among them are the So, the most valuable parts of a liberal arts education are that it provides a framework within which students can not only explore all of their passions, but also discover new ones, it provides a broad and deep knowledge base that serves as a strong foundation applicable to any and every endeavor, and it
In today’s ever-changing and rapidly advancing world, one’s adaptability is just as important, if not more so, as her knowledge or career-specific skills. For young people today, it is not only important to be broadly and …show more content…
The future is incredibly unpredictable, and the only way to prepare for it is to learn how to adapt quickly. A liberal arts education therefore is indispensable, as it provides intellectual skills that create nimble and creative thinkers with the capacity to work flexibly and effectively in today’s world. A liberal arts education prepares one for a lifetime, rather than just a job. A liberal arts education also goes beyond the school subjects which it teaches, and helps to create a person with critical thinking skills,
Among the reasons for finding value in a liberal arts education is that by design one is not only allowed, but encouraged to explore current passions more broadly and deeply than ever before. It also asks and allows one to explore what are surely, in my case, undiscovered passions. There is great value in being given the time and tools to do that, as it allows students to discover new fields of study which they may not have had the opportunity to experience before, and which may just be their calling. I have always loved learning and only …show more content…
When I was 8, I wanted to be an equine vet. When I was 12, I was going to be the next Abby Wambach. Today, after the surprise turn in my life involving a traumatic brain injury, I am working to become an empathetic, scientifically groundbreaking pediatric neurologist. Though I also plan to backpack across the globe, change the world, and write a novel. The point is that our world, both personally and globally, is rapidly and constantly changing – and the change is unpredictable. To prepare to be effective and have a chance at changing the world for the better, one needs to be a nimble thinker and creative problem solver, able to approach problems and issues from a broad and creative perspective and have the general flexibility to effectively make a difference in an unpredictable world. Thus lies the inherent value in a liberal arts education. By learning both about subjects beyond one’s expected sphere and how to approach problems and ideas from multiple perspectives, a well-rounded and adaptable person is created who possesses the skills to be successful across a broad range of possibilities.
A liberal arts education is valuable outside of the classroom as well, for the same reasons. I learned in the most personal of ways the value of being adaptable. I believe that a liberal arts education is of the