Florida State Player Fled Crash but Got Only Traffic Tickets – NYTimes.com. I commented on a previous story about Florida State. Here is the comment I made on this article. “This story is not really about football. Nor is it about Florida State. This story is about a corrupted system of higher education. The attitude […]
Archives for November 2014
Hidden Cameras at Harvard
November 7, 2014 by
Daily Report: Hidden Cameras at Harvard Raise New Privacy Concerns – NYTimes.com. I commented. Think of all the claims that universities make that this story gives lie to. They are transparent. Their professors should be believed. They are not a business. etc.. When it comes to the many incidents that demonstrate that universities are not […]
Looks Like Marketing to Me “New on Campus: The 3-Year Degree”
November 6, 2014 by
You can read the article,New on Campus: The 3-Year Degree – WSJ – WSJ#livefyre-comment. or just read the quote from it on my comment. ” First note this fact, from “Academically Adrift” by Arum and Roksa: Students are reguired to study 45% less than in the 60′s, and 35% less than in 1980. Gain in […]
Law Schools Like These Seem to Serve Everyone But Their Students – Who Probably, In Actuality, Serve the School
November 5, 2014 by
Creditors Keep Troubled Law Schools on Life Support – NYTimes.com. I wrote two comments. “Prof. Solomon’s analysis is an eye-opener. It tells us that the institutional setting (by that I mean regulations, norms, social expectations, etc…), within which colleges of all types operate, allows them to act almost solely in their selfish interest with few […]
Excellent Article That Hits the Nail on the Head
November 1, 2014 by
What Role Does Technology Play in Record Levels of Income Inequality? | MIT Technology Review. I highly recommend this article. The last few paragraphs put the focus on educantional instituations. Here is how I commented. Grusky argues..we must…reform educational institutions…” Absolutely. The problem started before 1980. Here is David Riesman in 1980. “…the “wants”of students […]
A Good Suggestion (With Changes) From Retired Chancellor of NY Schools
November 1, 2014 by
A Lesson Plan for A+ Teachers – WSJ – WSJ. Here is my comment. Since I am a former professor who has seen the sorry, scandolous, and corrupt, state of higher education for over three decades, I could strongly support Mr. Klein’s suggestion that “…prospective teachers…demonstrate real subject-matter knowledge…”, if there were a couple of […]
More Indications of What is Wrong: “On B-School Test, Americans Fail to Measure Up”
On B-School Test, Americans Fail to Measure Up – WSJ – WSJ. Here is my comment: ” For a former math professor, this report has no surprises. First, there is this. The difference in scores (of what looks like about one sigma) is just a reflection of changes in American higher education. Arum and Roksa, […]