Liberal Studies and Technical Education & John Adams

In short, it makes eminent sense to study coding and statistics today, but also history and literature.

John Adams had it right when he wrote to his wife, Abigail, in 1780: “I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and Philosophy, Geography, natural History and Naval Architecture, navigation, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their Children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry and Porcelaine.

"Highest Return Now Goes To...

...those who combine soft skills like communicating with technical skills."  This is a good read on importance of liberal arts degree, a degree in the humanities combined with some solid technical skills is the future of educating leaders for our new global economy.  This is from an article in the New York Times today by Nick Krisoff.  http://nyti.ms/1D6fiTW Recently, author Fareed Zakaria (In Defense of a Liberal Education) and Michael Roth (Beyond the University:  Why Liberal Education Matters) published books on this topic.  These two books are worth a read for all those concerned about preparing and educating future global leaders but also for those concerned about how universities are or are not focused enough on global trends and preparation of global leaders.