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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A liberal arts education emphasizes critical thinking and is not vocational training. My classmates who went to SLACs have been highly successful in many professional fields (law, med school,  business, etc.)[/quote]

The secret is that this is possible outside the liberal arts if teachers are good and students are intellectually curious.

All those post-grad degrees could have been more integrated into undergrad (as some countries do) without worsening the outcome.

So, an elite liberal arts education provided to elite students results in erudite professionals.  That is hardly shocking.  But it doesn't need to be everyone's path.  Many people don't have an interest in prolonged contemplation of ideas, lengthy writing assignments, etc.  And in particular, the speed of commerce makes many people quite impatient with pondering/inquiry, lengthy writing, etc. that smacks of academia.  It must be acknowledged that it is possible to develop critical thinking skills outside of the liberal arts faculties.  The declining interest in some majors really is an "adapt or die" situation for non-elite universities.  But it doesn't mean that critical thinking will vanish from earth.[/quote]

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