What the Times Editorial Board Misses, But Jefferson Didn’t

The NY Times published this excellent editorial, but missed one important item that is destructive to our democracy. Here is the link, followed by my comment. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/01/opinion/sunday/trump-tape-fundraiser.html You write … [Continue reading]

Francis Fukuyama Misses a Point

I posted this comment on his op-ed. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/24/why-red-blue-america-cant-hear-each-other-anymore/?arc404=true) A critical factor, one not missed by Thomas Jefferson, is left out of this analysis. All I have … [Continue reading]

NY Times Op-Ed Misses Big Difference

My comment on the Op-Ed (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/opinion/impeachment-trump-nixon.html#commentsContainer ) is below. The authors left off the most important difference. Here is Thomas Jefferson on that difference. “…Preach…a crusade … [Continue reading]

WSJ: College Board Selling Data

https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-sale-sat-takers-names-colleges-buy-student-data-and-boost-exclusivity-11572976621?commentId=19311952-400d-4658-9693-af6d0536de2f … [Continue reading]

Opinion | Turns Out There’s a Proper Way to Buy Your Kid a College Slot – The New York Times

This is a good editorial. Source: Opinion | Turns Out There’s a Proper Way to Buy Your Kid a College Slot - The New York Times I commented as follows. What do you think those parents - and many others - want for grades? and for course content? And … [Continue reading]

Opinion | Liberal Hypocrisy in College Admissions? – The New York Times. Me “So What’s New?”

I wrote: “…how radical some professors can be when they look at the external world and how conservative when they look inwardly at themselves…” (Clark Kerr, from the 2001 Preface to “The Uses of the University”) (Clark Kerr was a highly … [Continue reading]

Some 43% of College Grads Are Underemployed in First Job – WSJ

Source: Some 43% of College Grads Are Underemployed in First Job - WSJ I commented. Wonder why they don't get jobs that require a college education? Read this. Today’s  “degree” is not your grandmother’s college “education”... From Arum and … [Continue reading]

How Corrupt Higher Education Corrupts K-12 Education

The corruption of higher education has sent waves throughout all American education, and thus, all of American society. Here is how those waves have traveled and washed away much of what used to be the broad based educational foundations of our … [Continue reading]

More Than a College Graduation Gap

Source: The Growing College Graduation Gap - The New York Times It’s also a learning gap. Until the public wakes up to the realities of college, those gaps will only get worse. I taught for three decades, first at a regional state school, … [Continue reading]