> 1) I bet a far fewer percentage of people use Shakespeare, Steinbeck, or any other literature in their jobs. Is this an argument for eliminating literature f

> 1) I bet a far fewer percentage of people use Shakespeare, Steinbeck, or any other literature in their jobs. Is this an argument for eliminating literature from the curriculum? Why or why not? At least in Germany, school is for getting general education and university/tertiary education is for specializing in the area that you chose as your degree course. So, in my opinion it indeed makes sense to make this non-compulsory at the university level if you don't choose a humanities degree course where this is subject matter.