In “The Purloined Proof” I told the story of…well, a purloined proof. I did not include the actual proof, though. I have now added it, though I have not said who did the “purloining”. The interested reader may be able to find out for themselves. Certainly, mathematicians should be able to if they want to […]
Added Copy of the “Purloined Proof”
May 14, 2015 by Mark Feldman
Filed Under: Non News Related Posts Tagged With: ethics, Math
What Was Intro PolSci Like in 1972 at U. of Houston?
April 24, 2015 by Mark Feldman
U of H was mainly a commuter school back then. I was working full time and took courses. Two semesters of political science were required. From my perspective, the first semester was fairly easy. The second wasn’t so easy. Keep that in mind. Here are the required readings and a few of the assignments. (The first page is there […]
Filed Under: Non News Related Posts, University Education Dumbs Down High School Tagged With: courses, Washington University
FedEx Closing in on Stanford
April 24, 2015 by Mark Feldman
Earning season is upon us, so I compared FedEx’s yearly income to Stanford’s “change in net assets” (They are a non-profit, so they only have to count how much more they are worth.) In the most recent fiscal year, Stanford’s change in net assets was $3.5 Billion. FedEx’s profit was $2.1 Billion. Here are the links […]
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If US News Rankings Effect Fundraising From Alumni, What Does That Mean?
April 22, 2015 by Mark Feldman
I don’t know. Does it mean that schools will recruit wealthy students to increase their alumni giving ratio? (or will it?) Once everyone knows that giving to their alma mater increases the school’s ranking, does that discount that measure? This is from US News, “…Alumni giving rate (5 percent): …is an indirect measure of student satisfaction. […]
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Thomas Jefferson Quoted from 1786
April 6, 2015 by Mark Feldman
“…Preach…a crusade against ignorance…improve the law for educating the common people. Let our countrymen know that the people alone can protect us against…evil, and that…kings, priests and nobles…will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance…”
Filed Under: Non News Related Posts Tagged With: Liberal Arts
How Do You Distinguish Empire Building From Education/Research Building?
March 25, 2015 by Mark Feldman
When a field of study becomes important in the mind of the public, should a university respond? It probably will put resources behind that field; but many times that is only because it isn’t listening to Robert Maynard Hutchins comments on that. “…an institution…should have an educational policy and then try to finance it, instead […]
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Would Jeff Selingo Give Mony to a Bank with a Corrupt Loan Department?
March 19, 2015 by Mark Feldman
Worries About the Future of Liberal Arts Colleges – The Diane Rehm Show. I called about “corruption” and it was mentioned on air. Jeff Selingo indicated that one shouldn’t worry about general corruption. I replied. “One of the guests said that he didn’t know what I meant by “corruption” except that he thought it existed […]
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“Excellence Without a Soul” by Harvard Professor and Former Dean, Harry R. Lewis – A MUST READ
February 19, 2015 by Mark Feldman
I may be wrong, but, if anyone reads Professor Lewis’ book, along with Academically Adrift and Aspiring Adults Adrift by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa; and, my Tale Out of School , they will have a full understanding of how horrible higher education has become. Here is why. Prof. Lewis tells, mainly in greneral terms, […]
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Teacher recruitment: High-fliers in the classroom | The Economist
February 14, 2015 by Mark Feldman
Teacher recruitment: High-fliers in the classroom | The Economist. My comment: I’m a former math professor and have seen how the corrupted American system of higher education has caused so much of high school education to be a sham. That’s right, higher ed dumbs down lower ed. Here is one important way. For decades, […]
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