Of course a well rounded education comes from many sources and factors, both internal and external. But in general I feel that:
STEM training = literacy for the jobs we have now
Liberal arts training = big picture training for innovation that we have yet to do.
Remember this John Adams quote:
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain."
Education has moved in this direction, but our economy has not innovated alongside it to make work for them.
STEM training = literacy for the jobs we have now
Liberal arts training = big picture training for innovation that we have yet to do.
Remember this John Adams quote:
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain."
Education has moved in this direction, but our economy has not innovated alongside it to make work for them.