But they are having trouble sinceIn terms of basic math and science skills, “we’re really floundering here in the U.S.,” Mike Russo, Globalfoundries’ director of government relations, said in an interview. . Here is the article, http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303672404579147282887082384 But Washington University in St. Louis says they have been working to fix this, as I wrote in […]
Community Colleges Work to Keep Students – Maybe Danger Ahead?
September 20, 2013 by
There is an informative article in the WSJ, Community Colleges Try to Revamp Image to Keep Students In Bid to Boost Graduation Rates, Schools Add Housing and Other Perks http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323342404579081201987159562.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5#articleTabs%3Darticle Their approach may be ok, but I wrote that I worry, since “The shortest path to more graduation is littered with less education. That’s the path […]
Wonderful Essay on Education and Society in WSJ
September 17, 2013 by
Here is the link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324577304579055511904387286.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion#articleTabs%3Darticle It was hard to comment on this article since it was so good. I agree with it wholeheartedly. I did add information that readers of this blog already know. Here is what I wrote. “Thank you for this wonderful essay. From my perspective as a former professor, I think it […]
Wall Street Journal Notes That Colleges are Worried About Not Enough Students. Are We Going to Get the 70’s Again With a Vengeance?
September 5, 2013 by
The WSJ reports bad news for education because any worry about decreased revenues, in my experience, leads to less education. You can read my argument, either as a comment on the article,(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323893004579055332692755074.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Darticle) or here: Oh, no, here we go again. In the 50’s and 60’s higher education became accustomed to a great influx of revenues. […]
Important Paper on Value of Good Teacher May Be a Game Changer
August 30, 2013 by
If the news in this WSJ article is true, I think it could be very important. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324324404579043311787197976.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Dcomments “If it is really true that “…colleges of education will be required…to track graduates’ performance in K-12 classrooms and ensure they are contributing to student growth, as measured by test scores or other factors.”, then this is great […]
Follow the Money
August 6, 2013 by
Good article about student loan defaults. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323420604578650420166447266.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Dcomments About 22% of those not in school are either in default or forbearance. Even in a bad economy, that is a big number. Here is what I think it says (posted as a comment on the article). “As a former professor, my advice is, follow the money. Ask […]
Oregon College Funding Plan May Have Potential
July 3, 2013 by
Instead of paying tuition, students will pay into a fund after graduation. The plan is reported in today’s Wall Street Journa. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324251504578582101593420808.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1#articleTabs%3Dcomments As I wrote in a comment, it has the potential for improving education. “If everything goes right, this could be a move in the direction of holding schools accountable to both individuals and […]
“The Fish Stinks From the Head”
June 25, 2013 by
The following is a comment about how administrators may have taken a statement by David Riesman. The comment was made on the following article. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323836504578551904167354358.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Darticle Let’s see, there’s teacher training, not so good, overall. Then there’s STEM training, not so good, overall. Oh, there’s lawyer training, not so good, even “unscrupulous”, according to some […]
A Suggestion for Holding Colleges Accountable for Teacher Performance
June 25, 2013 by
I posted the following suggestion as a comment to this WSJ article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323836504578553933214167460.html?KEYWORDS=arne#articleTabs%3Darticle A significant part of the teacher competency problem is no fault of the teachers. It starts with the training they get in college. Many high school teachers are especially penalized by inadequate preparation in their subject. This is no fault of […]
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