In the previous post , I explained why I don’t believe that America has many “great” universities. I made another comment on the same article, trying to point out why “just money” is not even close to the answer. Here is the comment. “We can’t just “..pump more public money back into higher education to keep […]
Frank Bruni Gets Closer to the Truth, But Just Closer
May 18, 2014 by
This is his column for today: Class, Cost and College – NYTimes.com. I have a post and a link to one of his previous columns. I made a couple of comments on his column to try to explain why I don’t totally agree with him. Here there are, in reverse order. second comment “…reminded…of the greatness […]
Ross Douthat Gets It!
May 11, 2014 by
No gains for 12th-graders on national exam – The Washington Post
May 8, 2014 by
I posted comments on this coverage and the coverage in the WSJ. No gains for 12th-graders on national exam – The Washington Post. Here is the comment: The major reason for poor high school performance is easy to see, but most people have trouble believing the elephant in the room is HIGHER EDUCATION,. That elephant […]
“Nurturing”, Spot On
May 8, 2014 by
Thank you, Charles Blow. Here is the article, followed by my comment. In College, Nurturing Matters – NYTimes.com. From my years as a professor, the essence of the Gallup/Purdue study is encapsulated in this sentence: “Feeling supported AND [my caps] having deep learning experiences means everything when it comes to long-term outcomes for college graduates.” […]
Gallup-Purdue Poll: “Support” and “Deep Learning” Means Everything in College
May 6, 2014 by
Here is the link to the survey Life in College Matters for Life After College. There is also an article in the Wall Street Journal. I added a comment, partially because I was concerned that the focus of the article was a little too much on “support”. Here is my comment. “From the perspective of someone […]
“College, the Great Unequalizer” in the New York Times
May 4, 2014 by
Sexual Assault Case at Columbia – Extremely Sad
May 4, 2014 by
This is in today’s NY Times. Fight Against Sex Assaults Holds Colleges to Account – NYTimes.com. I find the manner in which the young woman was apparently treated in line with how an administration would try to silence anything harmful to the “brand”. I don’t know if that is the case here, but I worry […]
Robert Solow: “Get used to it.”
I’m reading Robert Solow’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ by Thomas Piketty, reviewed | New Republic and I just came across an excellent example of one of the essences of good teaching. Here is the quote: “…Reference to the capital-output or capital-income ratio is commonplace in economics. Get used to it…” [Italics added for emphasis.] It reminds […]