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In reply to the discussion: For those critical of Art/History Degrees... [View all]hunter
(38,302 posts)62. My wife and I are science majors, my wife a doctor... things you didn't know about Hunter.
My wife has taught statistics. She is also an artist.
I have an English degree as well, not that I use it, choosing to scorn and abuse my native tongue.
Our children are artists like my parents, and they happen to have English degrees. They are more successful than their parents, financially and otherwise, beyond the dreams of any parent, and not weak in the maths or sciences.
I do not argue statistics or calculus with my wife or children, various nieces or nephews, nor any of their spouses and significant others. I will lose.
I can't draw, paint, or sing, but they can, which makes me a very fortunate human being.
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I got a degree in music. Never made any money from it, and ended up in other lines of work,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#1
I got a J.D., too, but music is so analytical that I have to think it helped.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#60
Not too surprised the market-motive outweighs actual education in far too many cases.
LanternWaste
Dec 2019
#65
You know, I'm a strong believer that we should have free K-16 education, regardless of any major...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2019
#10
The liberal arts, sports, etc., are, as you point out, central to human wellbeing.
gulliver
Dec 2019
#47