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In reply to the discussion: For those critical of Art/History Degrees... [View all]customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)some "Star Trek" future, where everything is free, provided by machines running on solar energy (or whatever pollution-free method suits your fancy) and people have nothing to do but follow their hearts, then maybe that dream can come true. For now, we have student loans and lifestyles to pay for.
As far as State department jobs, there have never been anywhere near enough of them for the graduates in the disciplines that lead to those occupations. The same can be said of most other liberal arts degree programs.
Being as a four year degree in "something" doesn't almost automatically lead to a job these days, we have to get practical when it comes to education. And educating people should rely more on online courses that are priced according to the cost of providing them. My basic classes from the 1970's were pretty much like watching TV, there's no real reason to charge hundreds of dollars for the credits needed to complete them.