As the supply of doctorate holders grows and their academic job prospects dwindle, schools take steps to help graduates find work beyond the academy. Source: Job-Seeking Ph.D. Holders Look to Life Outside School My comment. Advice from a retired math professor: Don’t be fooled by a doctoral degree- or the offer of one. Here is […]
Front Page (News?): As Graduation Rates Rise, Experts Fear Diplomas Come Up Short –
December 27, 2015 by
The number of students completing high school has reached historic peaks, yet other measures of academic readiness for college or jobs are much lower. Source: As Graduation Rates Rise, Experts Fear Diplomas Come Up Short – The New York Times I tried to explain. From a former math professor, here is the sorry story in […]
Puts His Finger on the K-12 Problem, Just Needs to Realize Cause.
September 8, 2015 by
Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional)
August 10, 2015 by
Just a few years after the recession caused widespread layoffs for teachers, school districts now find themselves with numerous job vacancies and few qualified candidates to choose from. Source: Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional I don’t know if this will be good or bad. It could be bad if colleges irresponsibly […]
Evidence That Schools That Educate Graduate Students Who Are in Big Demand
June 1, 2015 by
Uber…put up a billboard outside Carnegie Mellon’s computer-sciences building that said: “We are looking for the best software engineers in Pittsburgh.” Graduate students are being approached to work at the company. Source: Carnegie Mellon Reels After Uber Lures Away Researchers – WSJ This is a story about one of the top schools in computer science […]
Maybe One Reason Why So Many Graduates Don’t Get Good Jobs.
May 6, 2015 by
Campus clubs spring up for early birds to rouse classmates; 9 a.m. is ‘really late’ Source: In China, Sleepy University Students Experience a Wake-Up Call – WSJ I commented. “They should come here for college. According to the well-researched Academically Adrift, American students only need to study about 13 hours a week, leaving lots of time […]
Rip Van Skillsgap on Paul Krugman’s Blog Is Wrong
February 24, 2015 by
Rip Van Skillsgap – NYTimes.com. “Please, Prof. Krugman, you are too important a voice not to pay attention to data that screams that there is a gigantic gap between what you think is an education, and what “customers” (once quaintly known as “students”) are actually getting – even in many so-called “elite” schools. There is […]
Teacher recruitment: High-fliers in the classroom | The Economist
February 14, 2015 by
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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