Monday, October 13, 2008

How to Explain the Difference between Liberal Arts and Arts 'n Crafts

The interviewer points to the spot on my resume where it says I have a "Bachelor of Arts in Print Journalism."

"So, you like arts."

"Umm...yeah. I guess so. Sure, I like arts. But that's not what that means."

"What?"

"Bachelor of Arts, that's just, well, in the United States you can get a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science, it just means I studied things like literature, history..."

"But so you like the arts? Because we used to have class where we teach the student paints or how to draw and English same time. But it's hard to find teacher can teach the arts and the English."

"Yes. I would love to do that."

"Good. Okay. I hope you like Taiwan and will stay."

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