Summary Of Assessing The Value Of A Liberal Art Education

The Benefits To A Liberal Arts Education Vocational colleges are faster and easier then basic college, however, vocational school are missing a very important part of education, liberal arts. In the article Increasing the Value of a Liberal Education, written by William G. Bowen, published in 2012 in The Atlantic, Bowen discusses the importance of a liberal arts education. Bowen states the benefits to a liberal art education, which includes the ability to solve new problems on the spot, lifelong skill for life, and preparing student to successfully address complex problems. Additionally, Bowen talks about how community colleges and university can better their school by focusing on education and faculty members rather then spending money on football field and elaborate student centers. In this article both ethical and logical appeal are used to explain why education should change and how there should be more liberal art education to advance student training to prepare them for the world they will face. Its understandable why colleges don’t offer liberal art courses; they can be very expensive to the school and kids these days are not attending these classes, however, there is plenty of evidence that shows the benefits
Bowen explains this very well when he talks about an old professor of his “I would go back to my room and struggle, and struggle, and struggle, and struggle—until I realized I’ve got it!” (“Increasing the Value of a Liberal Education). Using logical appeal again Bowen explains how struggling, practicing, and learning helped him get through his class. Explaining how the easy route is not always the best, sometimes you have to work hard to learn. A lesson Bowen learned from this professor is if you preserver and push yourself you can figure out pretty much anything. Without struggle there is no