Re:Will America’s universities go the way of its car compani...
by wisty on Thursday September 09, 2010 @08:27PM
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The issue isn't that 175k students love history. The issue is that 175k students have been told "This degree will teach you how to think, not what to think", and that they will learn how to free their minds while contributing to the cultural dialog of the nation. It's a great hook, but it's not always true.
Reality - arts degrees don't teach you how to think. They teach you how to argue more forcefully - give three reasons and a summary, not just one reason. Also, pretend to have considered the other side of the case before you dismiss it.
Reality - this cultural dialog is a bunch of guys with no idea of business or economics arguing about what is, essentially, business and economics.
Reality - arts degrees don't teach you how to think. They teach you how to argue more forcefully - give three reasons and a summary, not just one reason. Also, pretend to have considered the other side of the case before you dismiss it.
Reality - this cultural dialog is a bunch of guys with no idea of business or economics arguing about what is, essentially, business and economics.