[zozbot234]

> The American liberal arts education can do a fantastic job

This kind of American exceptionalism is remarkably naïve and unwarranted. The American style of education is only unique in that most other places in the world do that in K-12 already. American public K-12 though is a complete dumpster fire so everyone has to catch up in college.

[Agamus]

Correct, but it wasn't always like that. I suspect many of us were raised in a time when K-12 was also structured in liberal arts, and was relatively decent, compared to today's standards. Am I alone in this, or are my suspicions correct?

That was my experience, at least. My own interests are spread broadly across almost every topic, though philosophy and computer science are my main loves.

[DiggyJohnson]

Very well put.