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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone previously hit the nail on the head when they talked about the move toward STEM as the be all and end all. Parents don’t want to pay for their kids to take arts and literature courses in college because those courses won’t get the kids well-paying jobs.

When all aspects of education are looked at through the lens of, “How does this enhance the ability to make a lot money?” then the arts and literature are left behind and seen as without value. Without a knowledge of and appreciation for the arts and literature, one can’t truly be a cultured person. 
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I read the college forum here regularly. People often post about the small liberal arts colleges and their value.

I did not grow up “cultured” and when I went to college my goal was to get a degree so that I could get a job. I was not really interested in learning for the sake of learning.

I thought the best thing I ever did for my DS was to send him to a small LAC and was quite happy to see his bookshelf lined with the classics.

He had the opportunity to learn for the sake of learning and it is obvious in his thinking, what he reads, etc.

I believe this type of education - whether self learned or through an institution is what is required to become educated and cultured.
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