The New Liberal Arts By Sanford J. Ungar
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There is a lot of misconceptions about the hidden skills people have and majors that people choose. In the first essay “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J Ungar, argues that a liberal education is not what students should look for. He found seven misconceptions and then argued against them. The next essay “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff, states the misconceptions of people that are called “nerds” or “smart” are the ones who strive for intellectualism. These misconceptions of education and intellectualism affects the society and how they choose their majors. Seven misconceptions were made by Ungar in which he responded to the topic. The first common misconception was “A liberal-arts degree is a luxury that most families can
There is a lot of misconceptions about the hidden skills people have and majors that people choose. In the first essay “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J Ungar, argues that a liberal education is not what students should look for. He found seven misconceptions and then argued against them. The next essay “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff, states the misconceptions of people that are called “nerds” or “smart” are the ones who strive for intellectualism. These misconceptions of education and intellectualism affects the society and how they choose their majors. Seven misconceptions were made by Ungar in which he responded to the topic. The first common misconception was “A liberal-arts degree is a luxury that most families can