Thank you for this link. She makes an excellent case for the value of the humanities and their intentional devaluation by vested interests. We may differ on specific issues, but with our humanities grounding, we can value critical thinking and benefit from a diversity of perspectives.
The humanities help us lead, connect, reflect, and find meaning in a changing world, grounding our ethics, culture, and decisions in what it means to be human. Discussed with Christine Henseler of the Center for Humanities Communication
center-humanities-communication.org/humcomm-talk...
"Then in 1913, for reasons unknown to mankind, they established the income tax..." People often say schools need to get back to the basics: reading, writing, and arithmetic. But what about history...so that we might know the reasons? The humanities aren't a luxury. They're a civic necessity.
Life is filled with conversations. One of the jobs that prepared me early for fascinating, pleasant, and challenging discussions was working the graveyard shift at a 7-11 convenience store while going to university. We interact with a diverse array of people and can learn from all of them.
