I really don't understand why people are so hung up on the dichotomy of STEM versus the liberal arts education.STEM is an orphan without philosophy and history,

I really don't understand why people are so hung up on the dichotomy of STEM versus the liberal arts education.STEM is an orphan without philosophy and history, and really ugly without the arts. Growing up, kids need to be exposed to a variety of fields so that they art grounded/aware of the basics and can pick up further study when needed. Yes maths and science are important, but so is philosophy, economics, history, arts, sports. They all help you understand the world around you. They help you understand yourself. Like Heinlein said, specialization is for insects. And school is really not the time to do that. What is wrong is the way they are taught in almost every school. Kids are born curious and parents/schools have become very good at sucking that curiosity out of them to "make them a better citizen/workforce".