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