careers. Tilus advises returning students to recognize that general
education courses enhance students’ abilities and skills in adapting to a
new career. Not going through general education creates hurdles for
returning students on their path towards their career.
Another reason why general education is important is that the
whole world is becoming a global village, and this globalization has led
to increased competition for jobs. This competition leads to a demand
for the kind of multidimensional individuals created by general
education requirements, making general education imperative for the
employees of the modern world. Tilus quotes Brooks Doherty, General
Education Dean at Rasmussen College and former General Education
Course Instructor, saying, “Ask any employer and they will tell you
there is nothing they value more than general education…the skills
taught in general education required courses are the ones that prepare
you for advancing steadily in your field.” Doherty makes it clear that
general education makes a person multidimensional and that this is very
helpful to prospering in a career. The modern employee needs to be able
to adapt to a variety of workplace roles. The global world does not want
employees with restricted knowledge or skills. As Nicholas C. Burbules
and Carlos Alberto Torres argue in “Globalization and Education: An
Introduction,” globalization affects the shape of general education. They
assert that schools in the modern, global world will need to make sure
that general education courses focus on “new skills and the flexibility to