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 […]
“Fake studies have flooded the publishers of top scientific journals, leading to thousands of retractions and millions of dollars in lost revenue. “
May 15, 2024 by
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 […]
Elite Film Program Graduates: Median Debt of $181,000, Median Salary $30,000. Think Columbia, NYU, USC and Other Masters Degrees.
April 17, 2024 by
To the Ex. Editor of the NY Times: Maybe Something is Wrong at Colleges?
April 13, 2024 by
“[The Ex. Editor] also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant of dissenting views.” This is from today’s WSJ article, New York Times Bosses Seek to Quash Rebellion in the Newsroom – WSJ . Here is the comment I made. “He also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant […]
Keeping Engineering Students in the Program as “Happy Customers” is Wreaking Havoc on American Manufacturing.
April 12, 2024 by
America’s Chip Renaissance Needs Workers – WSJ See my comment on the article. Here is what I wrote. Many universities, like the “elite” one where I taught engineers, want happy “customers”, not educated ‘students”. That America doesn’t have the excellent engineers it needs is not a surprise to me. When I taught differential equations, the […]
Universities Don’t Want Much Research Oversight (WSJ)
March 29, 2024 by
Here is a link to the excellent article. The Feds Want More Oversight of Scientific Research. Universities Are Fighting Back. – WSJ I wrote a post The Purloined Proof (inside-higher-ed.com about how some well-known professors stole someone’s work. I reference it my comment on the Journal’s articles. Here is my comment. I’m a former professor. […]
“…let our students know that Harvard is not really in the business of preparing them to grapple with the world’s complexities…”
February 25, 2024 by
He sums up the problem as an inversion of authority: ‘The less wise, who are the students, rule over the more wise, the professors.’
This is quoted from an opinion piece in the WSJ. The essay focuses on the political orientation of universities, but for my purposes, I’m only interested in what 92 year old Prof. Mansfield has to say about the changes in higher education. If you read that section of the article, it’s clear that Prof. Mansfield […]