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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several of my friends with such degrees are relying on wealthy parents and volunteering. A few are working low paying jobs in non profits. I have an engineering degree, had much more luck finding work quickly. class of 2013. [/quote]

Our children relied on wealthy parents and grandparents and volunteered and may very well end up working low paying jobs in non profits.  And what of it?  That's the beauty of coming from money -- you don't have to major in something you don't want or take a job that doesn't interest you for the money.  And it's important that people volunteer because they're doing important work.

Our children would be very, very unhappy as engineers no matter what they were paid.    [/quote]

I completely agree. Science is not for everyone. I absolutely agree that society can benefit from more volunteers. However, without the luxury of wealthy parents, I believe it is important to understand the pros and cons of liberal arts education. [b]Without strong networks, it would be very difficult to find a well paying - or any - job that would related to their education or would be interesting[/b]. I know many people who payed 100k for education and are now working as low level staff in non profits, performing simple tasks. [/quote]

This isn't true.  Takes a little more imagination and ability to prove yoruself an asset, but liberal arts majors will have the skills needed for the 21st century worksforce, where everyone will need to change professions multiple times.  Liberal arts majors have skills (critical reading and writing skills, for example).  The content knwolege they have, may indeed, be irrelevent to future employment (say knowlege of Plato), but the ability to deduce and respond to changing rhetroical situations will pay dividends.

And then there is the issue of class.  Unfortunately, I suspect that liberal arts majors will have a certain cache becasue in the next ten years they will become the sole of the haves. Getting one will be a sign of privledge and having one then gives you a leg up.  [/quote]

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