Original:
In the reading, “7 Major Misperceptions About the Liberal Arts” Ungar explains in Misperception No. 2 that some recent graduates from liberal arts colleges have had some difficulty in the job market, Ungar states, “College graduates are finding it harder to get good jobs with liberal-arts degrees. Who wants to hire somebody with an irrelevant major like philosophy or French?” (Ungar). In this quote Ungar states one of the many common misperceptions that people have about liberal arts students, it’s true that liberal arts students can often have some difficulty finding a job after college but that doesn’t mean that students should steer away from a liberal arts education. In the same misperception Ungar explains that, “A 2009 survey for the Association of American Colleges and Universities actually found that more than three-quarters of our nation’s employers recommend that college bound students pursue a “liberal education”” (Ungar). It is shown here that over half of our nation’s employers actually recommend that students have a liberal arts education, to help benefit them in their futures. Just because some liberal arts graduates aren’t able to go from college straight into their career doesn’t mean that liberal arts is useless or that nobody should pursue a liberal arts education. In the UNE Core Curriculum Handbook it states that, “Created to provide a foundation in the liberal arts, the core reflects the values of the college and is designed to prepare students for living informed, thoughtful, and active lives in a complex and changing society.” (UNE CAS). University of New England’s integrated curriculum is not just preparing students for their careers but it also works to produce informed and well educated students that are good citizens in and outside of their jobs.
Revised:
Liberal arts educations can be very beneficial to students, some jobs actually look for people to have a background in liberal arts education. In Misperception No. 2, Ungar explains that, “A 2009 survey for the Association of American Colleges and Universities actually found that more than three-quarters of our nation’s employers recommend that college bound students pursue a “liberal education”” (Ungar). It is shown here that over half of our nation’s employers actually recommend that students have a liberal arts education, to help benefit them in their futures. I think these employers are looking to hire people with liberal arts educations because they have so much more to offer. As the UNE Core Curriculum Handbook states, “Created to provide a foundation in the liberal arts, the core reflects the values of the college and is designed to prepare students for living informed, thoughtful, and active lives in a complex and changing society.” (UNE CAS). UNE, a liberal arts college, explains that their curriculum is created to prepare students for living informed, thoughtful, and active lives in our society. A liberal arts education like this is beneficial and allows students to become better, more educated people, in and outside of the classroom. Students with educations like this one are what employers are looking to hire. They will be the best workers because they not only have knowledge in their career path but in so many different subjects, they learn how to write and communicate efficiently and how to become well rounded people. A person like this is so much more beneficial to a company than someone who only specializes in area of expertise.
I rewrote this paragraph to have a lot more of my opinion incorporated in it and to focus on more ideas that connect together. I left out unnecessary quotes and explanations that kind of steer away from the idea of why liberal arts educations are so beneficial to students and why employers are looking for people like this.
