The specialized degree that prepares a student for the hot job this year may not be worth much five or 10 years down the road. It grounds students in study of ancient truths and truth-seekers, in the historic aspirations of humanity and the highs and lows of human nature, and in the fundamental precepts of how the world works. Marxist notion of man as purely economic animal. The push in recent years to emphasize the direct link between education and the economy has been in part a strategic thrust by pro-education forces to marshal public and business support for greater investment in education. It is true and necessary as far as it goes.
People are more than cogs in an economic machine or consumers of goods and services.
We should value the kind of education that reminds us of that truth.