Homework for 3/15

The need for a well-rounded liberal education has increased dramatically in the modern era. With the rise of technology, social reforms, and evolving society, the ability to be knowledgeable in these topics proves to be beneficial not only to yourself but to others as well. As a student at UNE, one of the most interesting factors that drew me to the school was their take on the concept of liberal arts education. They consider every subject to be important instead of just STEM or the humanities and expand upon the beauty of human expression in its many forms. Two works that help to elaborate on UNE’s concept of the liberal arts come from Jeffery Scheuer’s “Critical Thinking and the Liberal Arts,” and Sanford J. Ungar’s “7 Major Misconceptions About the Liberal Arts.” Scheuer and Ungar both agree that a liberal education is well worth it in the end. The ability to relate different subjects to one another and ultimately be a well-rounded and informed citizen is a goal that UNE expands upon in its Core Curriculum Handbook. I believe that UNE wants to normalize the idea that all human expression is important and that there should be a balance between the humanities and STEM in modern education.