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Yeah I wish the Great Books or a similar "classical liberal arts education" would make a comeback, but unfortunately it faces opposition from both the STEM set
by keiferski 3y ago
Yeah I wish the Great Books or a similar "classical liberal arts education" would make a comeback, but unfortunately it faces opposition from both the STEM set and contemporary liberal arts departments. Institutionally, I can't think of anyone doing this other than St. John's.
- Pet_Ant 3y ago> Yeah I wish the Great Books or a similar "classical liberal arts education" would make a comeback, Being a better citizen does not result (directly) in a bigger economy and all educational institutions are under pressure to demonstrate how they are better at preparing students for the workforce. The liberal arts education suffers for this.
- throw10920 3y agoMy engineering degree at my state school known for its liberal arts education required that a quarter of the classes I took weren't related to engineering or a classical liberal arts education - just random credits with no discernable cause other than to make the university money. If your theory was correct, then the vast majority of those classes would have been engineering-related, with the extras going to classical liberal arts.
- bombcar 3y agoThere's a few other openly religious institutes doing a Great Books curriculum in the style of St John's.
- 23B1 3y agoThe good news is that all the stuff you need to start your own institution is "on chain" in the curricula itself!
- Spooky23 3y agoWorse, “classical liberal arts” has been hijacked by more reactionary types as a way to whitewash stuff in school.
- throw10920 3y agoAt my school, it was the opposite - "classical liberal arts" were hijacked by radical progressives to rewrite history and spread misinformation about human biology. So I guess it goes both ways.