It is interesting to compare and contrast this article with a recent article from the NYTimes, talking about the Civil War and education: http://opinionator.bl

It is interesting to compare and contrast this article with a recent article from the NYTimes, talking about the Civil War and education: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/from-the-playing-field-to-the-battlefield/ http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/from-the-pla... Specifically, at the time of the Civil War, students were mostly studying the classics - even if engineering and other disciplines were available at some institutions. West Point, for example, was essentially an engineering school at the outbreak of war. I wonder what value students at the time saw in their degrees that we don't see now, and I wonder what has happened to change that perception / reality...