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Re:Ask HN: What if I missed the good stuff in my undergradua... by mcantor on Monday August 16, 2010 @06:56PM (#1609582)
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down there, cowboy. Just because my education was deficient in one way doesn't mean it didn't make up for it in others. I'm incredibly thankful for my liberal arts education; it turned me into the happy hippy I am today. Do I have some frustrations and regrets in terms of the things I missed? Absolutely. But that in no way prevents me from appreciating the things I did learn, which were numerous and profound.
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Re:Ask HN: What if I missed the good stuff in my undergradua... by B_Russell on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @12:02AM (#1610212)
good to hear; my apologies for the negative note. contextually, far too many people consider a liberal arts education irrelevant and we are producing generations without a grounded understanding of critical or contextual thinking-- or an appreciation for beauty. easier to get that studying Spenser than code, I'd argue.
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Re:Ask HN: What if I missed the good stuff in my undergradua... by dhume on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @12:38AM (#1610284)
On the other hand, I found it easy enough to get that in high school and then on my own at the local book shop.
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