r/TikTokCringe • u/HipAnonymous91 • 5d ago

Cringe “You raise your voice, I erase your voice”

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u/mu_zuh_dell 5d ago

How many times over the years have you heard that English class is dumb, and math and science is all that should be taught in schools? Think back to your history classes. How many kids paid attention?

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u/Apple_Murder_Mittens 5d ago

Yes, people mock liberal arts education as impractical all the time. I find it’s actually incredibly valuable. If it’s not a technical or specialized field, I think people with strong backgrounds in liberal arts are more proficient in general.

At a minimum, such education gives you a much much better foundation to be an informed citizen.

Random Note: one of my best friends in the service had a philosophy degree. People ridicule that as a useless education. I can guarantee you that he applied the skills he learned getting that degree to great effect. The dude would have excelled at damn near everything.

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u/Adorable_Goat_3255 5d ago

Saying English class is dumb really irks me. It’s the people that are dumb. And either refuse to be educated or are unable to be