Conway Precis

Jeremiah Conway writes The liberal Arts and Contemporary Culture and is bothered about how liberal arts is being taken for granted. He feels that this is a problem and it needs to be addressed. He makes it known that children will lack becoming educated in the future because science and technology is hindering there learning. If this problem is not approached then liberal arts would be ignored. They will be at risk of living in this world without any regards of life. Conway used an example of a “fish” not knowing what water was. This informs readers that people take education and life for graduated (2010, 4). What children do not understand is that they have the opportunity to gain knowledge but cannot due to technology and money. It becomes hard for them understand that being educated in liberal arts is better than having a one-track mind. If they want to become a scientist they will only learn the scientific method and equations. Moreover, they may not know basic home economic skill because they do not have an understanding of other disciplines. Conway’s thesis statement explained, technology and science would rule education (2010, 6). Children learn to go to school for gains and profit instead of being a lifelong learner. The future of liberal arts will fail if we fail to ignore this epidemic. When Conway said the moral is cultivating of the young, he explained that with television children do not need their parents to gain understanding about life. The moral principle is lost, with modern devices and entrainment outside the family instead of close-knit family. American students are letting technology control their lives and do not value the basic principles of education however other countries value education. Moreover, while science is taking over globally, we can attempt to understand this cause. Conway referenced MacIntyre who wrote After Virtue liked his idea when he stated “we possess indeed simulacra of morality, we continue to use many of the key