[quote=CA renter]
Liberal Arts subjects were meant to teach people how to think, but we know how those degrees are viewed today.[/quote]

Keep in mind by the 1940s half the population had no more than an 8th grade education. A mere 6% had college degrees.

A liberal arts education was far more valuable, as a were the STEM degrees, comparatively. The liberal arts major were also more structured and they really did emphasize thinking. Today, I’m not so sure, so many anecdotal examples I know of the teachers just expecting you to puppet the pabalum they’re expousing.

An electrician, plumber, chef, etc, those are solid professions. They need an education in knowing how to think, manage their money, smell BS, etc. But the current output of the education complex? I’m not to sure.