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I think that a populace educated in the humanities is an immense societal good. Of course, this view is informed by my own personal interest in these subjects a

I think that a populace educated in the humanities is an immense societal good. Of course, this view is informed by my own personal interest in these subjects and has little to do with the economic incentives college students must consider. I was able to balance these interests by attending a school with a “liberal arts” slant and choosing to major in a science. I think I got some quality exposure to the humanities in my gen ed courses but was still able to obtain an (economically) valuable degree.

dorchadas 8y ago
I completely agree. I'm a teacher in a STEM field who graduated with a STEM degree and a humanities minor. I've honestly found my humanities minor to be much more beneficial when dealing with students, and I wish we could convince them to interact with the humanities more in secondary school, as I think it would do them a load of good. Just like I think it would do everyone good. Though, of course, that's not to say we can't incorporate STEM aspects into humanities courses as well. I'm certain there's new ways to analyze things that opens up with computers, and everyone should be scientifically literate (and mathematically literate, but that might be the math teacher coming out in me)