Originally Posted by indigo
Originally Posted by acgoldis
A pity. I know humanities graduates tend to have a lot of soft skills which can be in demand. They can also be good jacks of all trades. A humanities education may allow people to be more content in life and happy with their situation. They are valued for who they are rather than what they produce.
Agreed.

A debate has been ongoing for decades: the value of liberal arts education (sometimes called classical education, or the education of free people) -vs- career-oriented education (sometimes called vocational training, or the task-oriented training traditionally given to peasants).

Indigo, are you saying medical school grads are peasants? because that is career oriented education. Also, the engineers that build bridges, buildings, car engines.