I&#x27;m torn, because on the one hand it <i>is</i> good for people to have a decently broad base of knowledge. On the other hand, most US colleges&#x27; idea of a &quot;well-rounded education&quot; is a straight-up holdover from educational programs whose only purpose was to prepare rich men&#x27;s sons to make interesting conversation at parties and handle Daddy&#x27;s business. When modern students actually want career prep, universities <i>tell</i> them they&#x27;re getting career prep, and instead feed them dinner party prep at umpty-thousand dollars a year.