After you read this, read some of my posts about “faux” PhDs.
‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off – WSJ
A insider's guide to the frightening reality of higher education
After you read this, read some of my posts about “faux” PhDs.
‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off – WSJ
"[The Ex. Editor] also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant of dissenting views." This is from today's WSJ article, New York Times Bosses Seek to Quash Rebellion in the Newsroom - WSJ . Here is the comment I … [Continue reading]
America’s Chip Renaissance Needs Workers - WSJ See my comment on the article. Here is what I wrote. Many universities, like the "elite" one where I taught engineers, want happy "customers", not educated 'students". That America doesn't have … [Continue reading]
I just happened to go to their site. It starts with "SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME". Hmmm. Just type in smu.edu. … [Continue reading]
Here is a link to the excellent article. The Feds Want More Oversight of Scientific Research. Universities Are Fighting Back. - WSJ I wrote a post The Purloined Proof (inside-higher-ed.com about how some well-known professors stole someone's work. … [Continue reading]
Here is a link to my comment and her opinion piece. Opinion | Colleges Are Putting Their Futures at Risk - The New York Times (nytimes.com) … [Continue reading]
"The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks, is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. It is even of more consequence to the rich themselves, and to their prosperity." - A … [Continue reading]
Click this link to see my comment. Opinion | The School Issues We’re Battling Over Aren’t the Ones That Matter - The New York Times (nytimes.com) … [Continue reading]
Here is a list of my posts that I believe are most essential for understanding the problems with higher education. I suggest reading the page with quotes from David Riesman and Clark Kerr, first, though. Then, hopefully, some of my posts give examples and explanations of how their general observations work out in practice. The best place on this blog for seeing and understanding just how outrageous things have become – and how much some academics think they can get away with – see A Tale Out of School – A Case Study in Higher Education. Finally, keep in mind that if what follows is what just one individual has observed, how much else is there?
EDUCATION AT MAJOR UNIVERSITIES
How Competition Leads to “Content Deflation” in One Anecdote
America: A flagging model | The Economist
How to Make Calculus Students Believe They Know Calculus When They Don’t
EDUCATION AT STATE REGIONAL SCHOOLS
Professor Alfred Doesn’t Know What is Wrong with the Homework
Prof. Teaches Stats But Doesn’t Seem to Have a Clue About the Most Fundamental Notion
Statistics Prof. Kevin Doesn’t Understand Basic Math, or Statistics
Regional State School Stories – Some Brief Thoughts About How Did This Happen
MAJOR UNIVERSITIES EFFECT ON REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
No Jobs for Ph.D’s? Depends on what you mean by Ph.D.
An Example of College Benefitting From the Dumbing Down of High School
Important Paper on Value of Good Teacher May Be a Game Changer
“They Just Don’t Get It” part 2
A Suggestion for Holding Colleges Accountable for Teacher Performance
RESEARCH ETHICS
Scientists “Forced” to Cheat Says Medical School Professor
GENERAL
Arum and Roksa’s Important New Book “Aspiring Adults Adrift”
Professors DON’T become professors to teach! Better get over that idea fast.
Median Starting Salaries for College Graduates $27,000 or $40,735?
Columbia University – Another 3-2 Program Like Wash. U.’s?
When Is It Ok For a Non-Profit To Misrpresent Its Fees to the Public?
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Was Thomas Jefferson Right? Yes! Just See Today’s Poll in the NY Times
The difference between college educated voters and no college education is dramatic. To see scroll down in the poll and see the differences. Cross-Tabs: February 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters Nationwide - The New York Times … [Continue reading]