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TexasProgresive

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1. I personally think everyone should have a firm foundation in liberal arts beginnin in middle school.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 09:59 PM

Aug 2016

We need a population that has a complete tool box which enables them to think rationally and to communicate well. This push denigrating a liberal education has been going on for quite sometime to the detriment of us all. Few people can produce the prose of our founders.

And wouldn't it be great if your physician could speak in well formed sentences filled with good information as to your diagnoses and treatment?

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Why Get a Liberal Education? [View all] elleng Aug 2016 OP

I personally think everyone should have a firm foundation in liberal arts beginnin in middle school. TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #1

I agree, elleng Aug 2016 #2

Because it teaches you how to think. Volaris Aug 2016 #3

We're fighting people who dont see a need for public education any more. Seriously. Baobab Aug 2016 #9

A liberal arts education exposes you to a little about everything. Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #4

Nice! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #5

See. here's the difficulty. malthaussen Aug 2016 #6

MY education about 'ethics' was not derived from schools, elleng Aug 2016 #7

Which is rather the point I was making. malthaussen Aug 2016 #8