Clark Kerr famously noted a “…shift from academic merit to student consumerism…”. Since Kerr’s observation (1980) we have shifted from “students” as “consumers” to “students” as easy “marks”, as in a “mark” in a con game. (There are many reasons why so many of them are “easy marks”, but, see David Riesman’s view here.)

I just came across this and found it interesting. Source: These 25 schools are responsible for the greatest advances in science

White middle-aged Americans are dying at an increasing rate, a new analysis of government data shows, a startling turnaround suggesting a rising toll of addiction and mental-health issues is reversing decades of gains in longevity. Source: The Death Rate Is Rising for Middle-Aged Whites – WSJ According to the New York Times coverage, the largest […]

I will be trying to organize this blog better than it presently it.  It might take awhile, but I hope to make it much easier for users to follow a topic.  I will have subcategories and will be careful with tags. In the future, I will try to use only one or tow categories for each post.  […]

FYI Can Students Have Too Much Tech? – NYTimes.com.

The Fraud of the Student-Athlete Claim – NYTimes.com.