Why Federal College Ratings Won’t Rein In Tuition – NYTimes.com. I made the following comment. A federal system of transparency and accountability is critical. But cost is not the most important reason. As the author notes, “..Economic theory predicts… INFORMED [my emphasis] consumers will choose the cheapest option that meets their needs…” Almost by definition, […]
A Wonderful Program For Students
September 16, 2014 by
‘A National Admissions Office’ for Low-Income Strivers – NYTimes.com. Though it appears to be a great program started by a caring couple, I did comment as follows, “I taught at both a regional state school and one of the country’s most selective schools. The difference was like night and day and this program is a […]
Washington U. in St. Louis is a Standout on NY Times Graph – See Why
September 12, 2014 by
Look at this article for the graph. Making Top Colleges Less Aristocratic and More Meritocratic – NYTimes.com. What is interesting is how Wash. U. brags that they do the opposite of what the graph shows. Look here for what I mean by that. I posted this comment on the Times article. (Someone didn’t agree what I wrote and […]
Why Brooks, Friedman and Bruni Have a Problem Understanding Today’s Corrupt University System
September 10, 2014 by
I think it must be that people like Friedman, Bruni and Brooks, who had such a different, and probably wonderful, experience in college and with their professors – different from what is most students experience today – that they just can’t believe how much has changed. Here is their background. (It is this background that I […]
New York Times Brooks, Bruni and Friedman Miss the Key Problem
September 10, 2014 by
In today’s NY Times, there is a third opinion – in as many days – about higher education. This one is by Thomas Friedman, It Takes a Mentor – NYTimes.com. The others are by David Brooks and Frank Bruni (See here.). Though they contain what would be good suggestions, if only colleges were all well meaning institutions, […]
Another Comment on David Brooks “Becoming a Real Person”
September 9, 2014 by
Becoming a Real Person – NYTimes.com. “For the life of me, I cannot fathom why David Brooks and Frank Bruni (See his piece from yesterday.) are discussing what college should be, what colleges should do, etc. , when, overall, colleges (elite or not) have become corrupt institutions. As well meaning as Brooks and Bruni may […]
The Real Purpose of a University – It Needs to be Changed
September 9, 2014 by
In today’s New York Times, David Brooks writes in his op-ed, Becoming a Real Person – NYTimes.com , that “…We have before us then, three distinct purposes for a university…”. No, there is just one – Self Aggrandizement. Here is what I wrote. “I taught at an “elite” university (Washington U. in St. Louis) and I have […]
For Frank Bruni: First Demand That They Have Integrity, The Rest of Your Good Ideas Will Follow
September 7, 2014 by
Demanding More From College – NYTimes.com. I think that this opinion is important for the misunderstanding it exhibits. I believe that this misunderstanding is based on a misplaced belief that college couldn’t really be so corrupt. But it is. By searching under “Bruni” on this blog you will find more on Mr. Bruni’s beliefs. I […]
For Wage Growth, You Need Education in Real Terms – Not Nominal Terms
Pay pressure – FT.com. See Pikety for the conditions for reducing inequality. Anyway, I tried to point this out. Here is what I wrote. ” The cause of the stagnation in the US should be clear to anyone who looks. It is the businessification and corruption of one of a democracy’s most important institutions – […]