This past Wednesday, I attended a talk by Daniel R. Schwarz providing a more distanced perspective of the college experience. He discussed major hurdles faced by students during each academic year, and told us about how we can personally make the most of our time in college.

One thing that hit home with me was something he said about the value of education in general. He said something to the effect that education teaches you how to listen to other people and formulate your own ideas, and while I desperately wish that were true, I’m not so sure it is. Majors outside the humanities do very little introspective thinking, and as a result, fail to cultivate their interpersonal communication skills. Although science produces brilliant minds, I firmly believe that not all issues can be resolved with cold hard facts, and a functioning member of society must be able to reason with those around them.

So yeah… I guess this biology major is making a case for the humanities.

Go take an English class or something.