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I think we totally agree, and I can say that as an engineer who attended a liberal arts school. What I'm saying is that we have too many people giving all of th
by asow92 5y ago
I think we totally agree, and I can say that as an engineer who attended a liberal arts school. What I'm saying is that we have too many people giving all of their attention to these majors (without a way to pay for it) and not that people in other majors shouldn't pursue these electives, as they are still valuable.
- bumby 5y agoI think we largely agree too, but I actually think the talk about majors in public discourse is a at best a digression and at worst a red herring. IMO, the real problem that should be addressed is why something that is considered a public good (and supported by public funds) has had insane cost inflation over the last 3+ decades. I'm not saying you're doing this, but you often hear a chortled reply about "underwater basket weaving majors" in these discussions being blamed. Certainly, people are accountable for their college choices, but the whole discussion is based on the idea that college is a business transaction that requires some ROI and ignores the systemic effects that have driven costs to a ridiculous level.