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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
American college seems very different to UK univeristies
I chose what degree I was going to do at the start of my course, and every module I took related to it, American education seems much wider and generalist, where as what I did was very specialist.
Around 60% of my first degree was specifically the study of Marxism and the future society after the collapse of capitalism. Maybe the problem is that you feel isolated... I think study, or the appreciation of literature can be an end in its own right. If youre sayi9ng that studying fiction wont change the world, I'd probably agree, but most of us wont change the world whatever we do or try.... I would guess ultimatel that the study of the arts only has value in the field of art. If art seems valueless, then perhaps you shouldnt study it?
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While I think the American highschool system is inferior to the European equivalents, at the University level it is this degree of specialization which I think makes the European system inferior, and most in my field of study get done earlier but can't poor piss out of a boot.
If you only know your field of study, its hard to bring ideas from other fields into yours to improve it. You end up just preaching what is already known, and following paths already laid out.
BTW what school offers a degree in Marxism and the fall of capitalism?