Writer's Block: Educate Me

[murphtang]

I think, especially later in their school education, far too much emphasis gets put on the sciences, and not enough on the arts and humanities.  I was never any good at sciences (dear lord did I try so hard, and fail so hard), but I got good marks in all my other subjects, especially English and History.  I always felt, however, that too much

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[animal_in_bed]

are you on facebook?

[xfattyxl]

im not so sure hun...i dont see where art can take you in the career world apart from an artist. i fully respect your opinion though =] loved history by the way a* ;)

[murphtang]

Tbh, where can science take you unless you want to go into research? The most useful subject, really, is being able to understand people, which is culture, which is a lot of humanities (art included). Of course, basic maths=essential. But why do I need to know about differentials, etc? Surely my accountant can do that for me ;)

[xfattyxl]

point taken, il shut it lol.

[murphtang]

:P nah different opinions are what makes life interesting ^_^

[hushdawg]

Now that I've traveled the world (and the seven seas) I have a better idea of what it takes to really become successful and that is communication.

I took all the communication courses I could possibly take including debate; professional research and reporting, oration, etc. and I know that is why I'm head of international marketing for a VoIP company in spite of the fact that I only have an AA in Photography. :)

Communication is paramount and the arts teach communication through expressive means.

When my baby girl gets older I'm going to impress upon her the need to study communication in all its forms.