<p>Definitely disagree with needing an indepth knowledge of WESTERN civilization (post #18)- there is a much bigger world out there and it is better to realize that than have all the times and places of Europeans known. </p>
<p>The well educated person will know of concepts foreign to his/her culture- such as history and religion and arts, music… along with many other things common to all cultures (eg math, science).</p>