Certainly this idea, Helping the Poor in Education: The Power of a Simple Nudge – NYTimes.com doesn’t hurt, but we can do much better. I commented. Helping someone get a college “degree” – without a college “education” – only helps at the periphery; especially when they only have a high school “degree”, but no high school […]
Archives for January 2015
Part III of: Washington U. in St. Louis “Says” It’s On Board Now With Aid to All Talented People
January 16, 2015 by
The Least Economically Diverse Top College, Seeking to Change – NYTimes.com. I added this. “…an existing financial aid budget of $100 million…” Be careful about the definition of “financial aid”. Here is a good explanation from the article “Despite Rising Sticker Prices Actual College Costs Stable Over Decade Study Says” (October 25, 2013, New York […]
Part II of: Washington U. in St. Louis “Says” It’s On Board Now With Aid to All Talented People
January 16, 2015 by
The Least Economically Diverse Top College, Seeking to Change – NYTimes.com. I replied to the following comment – which is interesting. Transparancy wrote Wash U has been labeled Coddle University for some time. That fact must be known by the administration of Wash U. Top students express disdain for the use of luxury to attract […]
Washington U. in St. Louis “Says” It’s On Board Now With Aid to All Talented People
January 16, 2015 by
Community College Comments On: Expanding Community College Access – NYTimes.com.
January 15, 2015 by
I’m going to start posting excerpts from comments on news article that I worry are warnings, and that seem to substantiate what I have seen elsewhere. I’m doing this because I don’t have personal experience with those colleges and need to rely on others’ reports. I will stick with what they say they have seen. Expanding Community College […]
“Expanding Community College Access” or University Revenues
January 15, 2015 by
This is from the Editorial Board Expanding Community College Access – NYTimes.com. I commented. As a former math professor, I have seen firsthand how past attempts to expand education only expanded “degrees”, while limiting education, especially in high school. In a nutshell, here is what happened. In the 60’s and 70’s, money flowed into universities […]
If We Don’t Test Students, How Will We Know Which Colleges Don’t Teach?
January 14, 2015 by
Duncan lays out priorities for education law: Testing, preschool funding, teacher evals – The Washington Post. I commented. I’m a former math professor. I have seen firsthand why so many high school students don’t have a chance to learn. It all starts in college. Here is how it happens, what to do about it, why […]
Groucho Again. This Time on “Playing College Moneyball – NYTimes.com”
January 13, 2015 by
Playing College Moneyball – NYTimes.com. I wrote, ” “…universities are simply not built to run a multibillion-dollar entertainment industry…” Dean Quincy Adams Wagstaff had a solution for that. GROUCHO (Dean Quincy Adams Wagstaff ): Have we got a stadium? FACULTY: Yes. GROUCHO: Have we got a college? FACULTY: Yes. GROUCHO: Well, we can’t support both. […]
Donor seeks to offer ‘freshman year for free’ through online college courses (Wah. Post)
Donor seeks to offer ‘freshman year for free’ through online college courses – The Washington Post. Good idea, especially in light of what I have seen. I wrote. I’m a former math professor. At Washington University in St. Louis, I taught a course based on MIT’s OpenCourseWare. Their materials were excellent and easy for me […]