There is a new comment on my post Education First? or, Endowment First? . I recommend reading the whole comment; but, here, I want to call attention to the excellent description of how much everything changed in such a short time. I will add some thoughts at the end. “When I first started college in 1967, the […]
Political Science: University of Michigan, too?
January 6, 2014 by
Here is what I found. They use the same text as Washington University, except that I don’t think they have outside readings. On the other hand, if, as is apparently true in Wash. U.’s case, the readings don’t matter, what does it matter what text they use? (See my previous post.) The link to the […]
Political Science Courses – Content Deflation? Just How Bad Is It?
January 6, 2014 by
I recently had a discussion with someone who felt that I might be overreacting to changes in education. My friend felt that it was important to interest students in a subject even if that meant teaching them less. Of course, we agreed that it is a matter of degree. My friend worried that I was wrong about […]
Is University of Missouri’s Calculus Easier Than AP Calculus?
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Not Being Good at Math – Should That Be a Bar to Getting a PhD in Math?
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