what a liberal arts education is for

[keryx]

My date last night reminded me of the point of "liberal arts" education: you may not be an expert at anything, but you can talk about everything. Which is consistent with history: the foundation of liberal arts is all about making clever conversationalists & delightful party guests.

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[tupelo.livejournal.com]

Or, as they used to call it, the MRS degree.

You know, so you don't embarrass your husband when he has the boss over for dinner and the boss throws out a Shakespeare quote or references a different culture.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Indeed. It's an education designed around not embarrassing yourself in front of the ambassador.

[turbogrrl.livejournal.com]

or underneath the ambassador, as the case may be.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Or BEHIND the ambassador.

[turbogrrl.livejournal.com]

now, that's what I mean. Liberal arts is all about flexibility.

Although, I *did* get my MRS degree when I was at college the first time. I wonder if I could get them to put that on my transcript?

[keryx.livejournal.com]

At the very least you could add it to business cards as turbogrrl, MRS.