Is it supposed to train students, or transform them? Can these two perspectives be reconciled? Source: What Is the Point of College? My explanation Here is the real point of college, summed up succinctly by Bill Gross. “…Universities are run for the benefit of the adult establishment, both politically and financially, not students…” (Quoted with […]
“What Is the Point of College?” Asks Prof. Appiah With Faith That It Matters To Colleges
September 9, 2015 by
Puts His Finger on the K-12 Problem, Just Needs to Realize Cause.
September 8, 2015 by
Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem – The New York Times
September 1, 2015 by
Source: Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem – The New York Times Everyone seems to be looking everywhere but right in front of their nose. By that, I don’t mean that every problem isn’t important, I just mean that there is an elephant in the room that most people are ignoring. Here […]
“How Common Core Can Help in the Battle of Skills vs. Knowledge – The New York Times” Sure, But Who Can Teach It?
August 28, 2015 by
Fixing Fafsa Will Require Fixing Colleges
August 27, 2015 by
Shortening the nightmarish federal financial aid form for college loan applicants will allow lower-income students greater access to higher education. Source: Time to Fix the Fafsa – The New York Times I wrote, “Colleges won’t easily give up the data they get from Fafsa. That data is too valuable for pricing, manipulating admission rates, and […]
Op-Ed in NY Times: “Stop Universities From Hoarding Money” My Take: Good suggestion, but by itself, it won’t change the fundamental problem.
August 19, 2015 by
They pay lavish fees to manage their wealth, while tuition keeps rising. Source: Stop Universities From Hoarding Money – The New York Times My take: (Also, click on the Tag Endowments for more on this topic.) Good suggestion, but by itself, it won’t change the fundamental problem. The problem is not just money. After all, […]
Standardized Tests (For Colleges, Through K-12 Students) Is the Answer
August 15, 2015 by
An ill-conceived boycott could damage educational reform and undermine the Common Core standards. Source: Opting Out of Standardized Tests Isn’t the Answer – The New York Times I’m a former math professor. The k-12 problem is obvious – and testing can fix it, but not the way most people think. The problem is not the […]
What I Would Ask the Candidates About College
August 11, 2015 by
Young Americans buried by student loans want fresh thinking from presidential candidates on the crisis. Source: Democrats Offer Ways to Make College Affordable – The New York Times My questions: The fundamental problem in higher education today is not affordability. It’s ACCOUNTABLITY – or, rather the lack of it. The real questions for each candidate […]
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