Education World – Nicole Gorman
“According to Damon Linker, correspondent at TheWeek.com, the latest emphasis on STEM studies is a push to save an “anemic economy,” but he urges educators to use an education in humanities to its fullest so the instruction does not fall by the wayside altogether…For a liberal arts education to once again be a valuable component of learning, Linker says that educators need to correctly use the subject for its highest purpose: teaching how to live…Through such an education, he argues, students would not only have critical-thinking skills needed for the job market, they would also acquire valuable skills for the rest of their lives outside of work.”(more)