Southern is known for excelling in the liberal arts education. Although, going through the program it seems as though it’s a waste of time, money and energy, in the long run it actually helps broaden one’s mind. It’s really important to be open-minded in trying and experiencing things you otherwise wouldn’t. It’s difficult to have an open mindset when you are focused on the degree. However, because of the liberal arts education method, you are opened up to things you otherwise wouldn’t even think about. This allows for people to find what interests and bores them. However, you can dislike a subject but get some important ideas out of them.
No matter
what you do in life, the more background knowledge you have on things, the more
interesting of a person you are. You
might not be an expert on something but knowing something little about it makes
you look so much better.
When you
don’t concentrate on one specific subject you are able to be more
creative. Your mind is able connect
things and create new ideas because it is able to think in different ways. In the article, it mentions how being
innovative is a skill that most businesses are looking for. In the article, Liberal Arts and the
Workplace it says, “The ability to think innovatively, not just to recite
yesterday's knowledge, now ranks near the top of the qualities sought by
employers.” Being well rounded allows
for more innovative thinkers. You can no
longer be average in this world, you have to be that someone special. Liberal Arts Education allows for different
ideas and ways of thinking to come out.
It allows for things that just focusing on the necessary does not. There definitely needs to be many more
liberal arts colleges.
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