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   David Colarusso (colarusso@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Mar-2024 04:44:07 JST David Colarusso

   • Paul Cantrell

   There's no way to convey how much I ❤️ this essay by @inthehands. Maybe it's because when I got my masters, before becoming a physics teacher, I took a divinity class that looked interesting, which seems to parallel the author's experience. Or maybe it's because I teach law students about tech, straddling two worlds... No, it's because liberal arts is a precious beautiful enriching thing that made all of that possible.

   So, what is a liberal arts education for? Find out: https://innig.net/teaching/liberal-arts-manifesto

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 02-Mar-2024 05:47:02 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @Colarusso Thanks for the kind words, David. 💙

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     Andromeda Yelton (thatandromeda@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 07:05:29 JST Andromeda Yelton

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @Colarusso @inthehands This is really beautiful. And not just because I also took a college course on Paul (intermediate Greek, in my case, translating Acts) that made a huge difference to how I understand the world. I sent it to my 17yo, now thinking about college, in hopes they'll get something out of it too.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 07:06:15 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Andromeda Yelton

     @thatandromeda @Colarusso
     Thanks! Hope the 17yo quietly finds something in it (while of course conspicuously ignoring it, as is the duty of all teenagers).

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     Lisa (medievalist@writing.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 07:06:51 JST Lisa

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @Colarusso @inthehands I too love this. It's true. I'm technically a Medievalist. I've made at least half my income since grad school working in software and IT. Close reading and close listening are two of my primary skills, both derived from my "useless" liberal arts education

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 07:09:42 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Sarah (Fackrell) Burstein

     @design_law @Colarusso
     I really appreciate the kind words. It means a lot to me that people I respect so much here on Mastodon have such a positive response!

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     Sarah (Fackrell) Burstein (design_law@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2024 07:09:43 JST Sarah (Fackrell) Burstein

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @Colarusso @inthehands Oh, this is fantastic! I remember the original thread and will definitely be bookmarking the essay form