Today's online article from the Christian Science Monitor might be good reminder for all of us who value what we have learned by obtaining our degrees. It is also why we encourage so many students to go on to college to get a degree. Article Title: In tough times, graduates (and parents) assess the worth of a liberal arts education http://www.csmonitor.com/ The article is under the Learning Section and I especially like this from Arne Duncan: "Standing head and shoulders above the others on stage, clad in academic regalia, the former basketball player and superintendent of Chicago's public schools acknowledged the costs: "With those college loans to pay back, you're probably wondering, 'Just how much is a liberal arts education really worth?' Albert Einstein said the value of a liberal arts education is not to learn facts, but to train your mind to think about things that cannot be learned from textbooks. So now you're probably wondering why you spent all that money on textbooks. The point is not that the facts are useless; it's just that the facts alone don't make you educated. It's how you put those facts together and what you do with them that matters. The real value of a liberal arts education is that it teaches you ... how to analyze a situation and make a choice."
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