The liberal arts major is often lampooned: lacking in "skills," unqualified for a professional career, underemployed. But studying for the joy of learning turns out to be surprisingly practical. Unlike career-focused education, liberal education prepares graduates for anything and everything―and nervous "fuzzy major" students, their even more nervous parents, college career center professionals, and prospective employers would do well to embrace liberal arts majors. Just look to Silicon Valley, of all places, to see that liberal arts majors can succeed not in spite of, but because of, their education.

文科专业经常受到嘲讽：缺乏“技能”，不适合职业生涯，就业不足。但是，为了学习的乐趣而学习却出人意料地实用。与以职业为中心的教育不同，人文教育为毕业生准备了一切——而紧张的“模糊专业”学生、他们更紧张的父母、大学职业中心的专业人士和未来的雇主都应该接受人文专业。只要看看硅谷，在所有地方中，就可以看到文科专业的学生能够成功，不是因为他们的教育，而是因为他们的教育。