I had not heard of literary arts before. If this is a good description of what you are asking about: http://www.mcae.k12.mn.us/index.php?section=high-school_programs_art_literary it sounds terrific for building the kind of skills needed to put together successful careers in a n ever changing labor marker. at some point we are going to have to realize that rigorous broad skills are at least just as important as narrow occupation specific skills.