I recently attended a lecture by Paul Allen, founder of Ancestry.com, and he was talking about his newest venture. It's a business based on the strengths finder assessment that helps people discover and pursue their strengths. He's a firm believer that each of us has special talents and strengths we should focus on. He's not a fan of public education wherein we teach and treat all kids the same. He shared this famous Einstein quote: Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. I agree that all of us have unique gifts and talents, but I think there is value in a liberal arts education. I support the idea of exposing individuals to as much as possible so they can discover additional talents. I mean not all of us come out of the womb composing music like Mozart. I don't recall any natural talents I exhibited as a child, but I do know I developed many a talent over the years thr...