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June 20, 2007
Today's Question of the Day: What is the Most Useful College Major today?
Today's Question of the Day: What do you think is the most useful college major that a young person could choose today, for a career in the future?
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Posted by jeff on June 20, 2007 09:25 AM | Permalink
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Study the Chinese language. Even if you don't major in it, it will be useful in the future.
Posted by: Annie at June 22, 2007 04:46 PM
i am a graduate of the school of mistakes - i majored in mistakes and minored in the unmistakable - and am the father of GoodMistake.com hmmm anyway if part of education is learning useful facts - so today i learned that the concept of facts comes from the gutenberg press Gutenberg_Bible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg_Bible which published the first book which was the bible - seems at some early point in time there were as told to me today by friend who i consider a religious expert.. he said there were a few early versions of the printed bible and those who believed in one version came together and said their version was the truth and so i came to pass that they would compare information and whose truth was the truth as we do today and the concept of comparing versions led to the description and invention of that which we call "the facts" and nothing but the facts mamm - all this happened around the year 1450 - 1500 so i assume and so in my infinite wisdom maybe in addition to BC and AD for before Christ and after D we should have a designation - BF and AF - before facts and after facts - it also came to my attention that maybe the minds of people who came BF were more open and less constipated and expansive to all ideas - and ideas were just what they were and the facts were not the facts somebodies point of view - but then again we all change the facts to fit our needs and history is just a fiction of facts or a faction - geo (at) diarRHETORICS.com
Posted by: geo at June 21, 2007 12:20 AM
Critical thinking, good writing, good communication and mathematical reasoning? These can all be found in any good liberal arts college. A BA Math or Computer Science would allow an individual the foundation to learn any analytical/logical skills quickly, and to be able to communicate with associates or clients in a coherent fashion. Pretty much any liberal arts (BA/BS) will offer a more rounded (classical) learning experience, foundational to the 'life-long learning' needed in the 21st century.
Posted by: randelaw at June 20, 2007 10:05 PM
I believe any degree that requires critical thinking, impeccable writing, mindful communication skills and mathematical modeling would be my choice. Not sure what degree that is. Maybe we should start it.
Posted by: alphabunny at June 20, 2007 07:47 PM
Philosophy. Learning many ways to think.
That and partying. Communication and social skills are vital.
Posted by: Phil Wolff at June 20, 2007 01:55 PM
Define useful?
Posted by: Eitan Shay at June 20, 2007 11:42 AM
Easily Economics and some form of International Releations. In today's world we need our youth to be focused on global issues and understand the fundementals of economics and how the world works.
More importantly though, a solid liberal arts education that teaches one to write, read, and analyze well.
Posted by: jilly at June 20, 2007 11:18 AM
The one they make themselves. A lot of schools offer the ability to create your own concentration. Tailor a curriculum with the help of advisors to best suit your needs and personality.
Posted by: Christopher S. Penn at June 20, 2007 11:05 AM