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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I wish we lived in a world where Brazilian and Portuguese Studies, Art History and Museum Theory, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies were anything but hobby majors for those with inherited wealth. But alas, it's 2026 and not 1926.

These are uncertain times for 18-22 year olds. It's not unreasonable for them to want degrees that lead to decent jobs and opportunities. I'm assuming parents here are my age and did fine with English and History degrees. But that is not the world today unless you go law school, and who wants to be a lawyer these days. Otherwise, it's barista for you with those degrees.

My kids study engineering and economics at Duke equivalent T20 schools. From meeting their friends, these are incredibly bright and curious kids, especially the engineers. Those engineering kids are probably better read than any other students. It takes a lot of curiosity and discipline to get through an engineering degree at a top school. And that follows through to other parts of their lives.

People dismissing engineering students today are living in another era. Those kids are the smart ones, and they are working in a field that values curiosity, cooperation, and problem-solving. Reading well is a side hobby. And that's ok. [/quote]

The people you are putting on a pedestal are the bros who are destroying our physical and metaphorical country. Rich, but bankrupt in so many ways. [/quote]

DP - I truly hope that engineering students are also taking classes in ETHICS!!! I feel the same about all the kids going all-in on Economics with the intention of financing and supporting the tech bros.

This is one of the things I appreciated about my Duke Public Policy major back in the day. Ethics was a core class, and most of us took it second year. It was challenging and thought-provoking, and the concepts helped frame and underpin so much of what we discussed and learned in advanced courses (both Public Policy and electives). More than thirty years later, I can say that course still informs much of my thinking and actions today, even though I'm not working in policy.[/quote]

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