Posted as a reply to my comment on a story in the New York Times : Peter C is a trusted commenterBear Territory If your engineering story is true, how did the engineering program get accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. )? Most American do not realize that certain professions are accredited […]
Archives for July 2014
Author of University Studies/Site Visits Reports Wonders How Washinton University’s Engineering School Got Accredited
July 9, 2014 by
American College Grads Don’t Do Well Overall, Period.
July 7, 2014 by
I’m surprised that so many people thought the data on US college grads was not representative of the job we are doing. I find the letters that the author answered interesting in themselves. More on American Colleges’ Standing in the World – NYTimes.com. In any case, this is what I wrote. Though I have taught […]
Prof. Teaches Stats But Doesn’t Seem to Have a Clue About the Most Fundamental Notion
July 6, 2014 by
(At a regional public university) This is from a “teacher evalaution” (of me) by a tenured professor who regularly taught statistics. First, here is a little background about the class. (Math now, then I will try to explain non-mathematically.) I was talking to the class about the sample mean. The previous day, I had showed them that […]
Ralph Had Trouble With Continuity – But Why?
July 1, 2014 by
This Week’s Economist Cover is About Higher Ed. But Makes Bad Assumptions
I only commented on this article. (Several people made interesting comments.) Higher education: Creative destruction | The Economist. “This piece makes the same mistake most journalists make. They don’t realize that, even at many “elite” schools, it may be your grandmother’s DEGREE, but it isn’t your grandmother’s EDUCATION – and, if skills matter, it won’t […]