"Without liberal arts to provide a context, young people can not be expected to understand the general nature and structure of our society, the necessity of academic freedom or the importance of values - all their education will have no ethical, moral, or societal context. Freedom will be confused with license."
– from Declining by Degrees - Higher Education at Risk
Published several years ago, this report at least partially addressed the importance of the liberal arts in education. We're still fighting that battle, however, and now a new report is encouraging the importance of the humanities. It's also the second article I've read that said China is now learning more toward the liberal arts as a "stimulus to innovation." I still think that balance is the key, at least in high school.
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