T. Stewart Assignment 4

One of the main benefits of a liberal arts education is the broad variety of material studied, this applies to literature especially. Rather than just focusing on a specific subject, mindset, or viewpoint, we are exposed to a wide range of ideas, and in turn given the opportunity ourselves to decide what to think. Liberal arts education emphasizes critical thinking and finding multiple ways to approach and deal with an issue. I believe this will aid us all later on, because once high school and whatever formal education we pursue afterwards is over, the main things that will encourage us to be "lifelong learners" are the techniques we've learned from having a liberal arts education. In a more general sense, though, this type of education can give people more exposure to different career paths. Rather than strictly pursuing a specific aspiration, we find ourselves exploring and experimenting along the way. I want to be a dentist, and that's pretty specific I guess, but I also want to be an artist, and I might even want to write (just for me, though) - and I owe that diversity in part to my education. To have this background, especially in literature, makes us great thinkers and empathizers.