But, that requires that professors lead the way. They must first have a vision and then give it life in the imagination of the students. Liberal arts core courses are often paid little more than lip service. Students are led to believe that every course must have a utilitarian vocational value. Departments and schools vie with each other for body counts.
Classes are so stylized that few stand free and are alive.
Professors package and filter information to students who are under considerable pressure to please them. Professors fearfully seek to please students. Professors divert their energies from the classroom to research and publication.