Here are some quotes. “He passed students so long as they tried, even if they hadn’t mastered the material. Now he teaches history…” [Oh good, just “try” at history, then go vote.] “One increasingly common approach is a minimum grade—often 50%—for each assignment, even if a student doesn’t turn it in.” “High-school grades have been […]
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Excellent Quote From “How Fascism Works” by Yale Professor Jason Stanley
May 11, 2024 by
Intelligent debate is impossible without an education with access to different perspectives, a respect for expertise when one’s own knowledge gives out, and a rich enough language to precisely describe reality. When education, expertise, and linguistic distinctions are undermined, there remains only power and tribal identity. How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
On Campus Protests
May 1, 2024 by
Other than higher education, I try to stay clear of expressing any political views on this blog. In this comment on the campus protests, I’m going to try to not take any political side while I am going to point out how the deplorable state of “higher” education is an important factor in producing the […]
“Fake studies have flooded the publishers of top scientific journals, leading to thousands of retractions and millions of dollars in lost revenue. “
This from today’s WSJ article, Flood of Fake Science Forces Multiple Journal Closures – WSJ . That this is happening plays right into the grips of science deniers. That is bad news. In addition to keeping grifters out of education, we need to keep them out of science – or any legitimate intellectual endeavor. I […]