Thank you, Charles Blow. Here is the article, followed by my comment. In College, Nurturing Matters – NYTimes.com. From my years as a professor, the essence of the Gallup/Purdue study is encapsulated in this sentence: “Feeling supported AND [my caps] having deep learning experiences means everything when it comes to long-term outcomes for college graduates.” […]
Do Universities Care About Societal Issues? See “Getting Into the Ivies”
April 27, 2014 by
Getting Into the Ivies – NYTimes.com. Here is what I wrote, “…the poor catch up with the rich to the extent that they achieve the same level of technological know-how, skill, and education…” (quoted from Piketty, Thomas (2014-03-10). Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Kindle Locations 1315-1316). Harvard University Press. Kindle Edition. ) It is […]
Groucho on: “Colleges Increasing Spending on Sports Faster Than on Academics, Report Finds” – NYT.com
April 7, 2014 by
Colleges Increasing Spending on Sports Faster Than on Academics, Report Finds – NYTimes.com. GROUCHO (Dean Quincy Adams Wagstaff ): Have we got a stadium? FACULTY: Yes. GROUCHO: Have we got a college? FACULTY: Yes. GROUCHO: Well, we can’t support both. Tomorrow we start tearing down the college. —From Horse Feathers, 1932, starring the Marx Brothers […]
Error in Social Progress Index? Inadverdently Noted in New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristoff
April 3, 2014 by
Here are the links to the column and the Index Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters, Opinionator and More Opinion – The New York Times. Social Progress Index – Data – Social Progress Index – The Social Progress Imperative. The error is described in my comment. “Please Correct: “…the United States excels in access to advanced education…” […]
New York Times Conflates Teaching with Marketing and Then Notes Students Could Do Better?
April 1, 2014 by
Here are links to two articles in today’s The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/education/using-the-arts-to-teach-how-to-prepare-for-climate-crisis.html?rref=us&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=article and http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/us/us-students-strong-at-problem-solving-but-trail-other-nations.html?ref=us (only online for now) The first article seems to be about how a professor, one of many, is using a creative new approach to teaching about climate change issues. I looked at ratemyprofessor.com for her. Here is what I found. She is tremendously […]
Krugman on “No Skills Gap” Part II
March 31, 2014 by
There was a reply to my comment on Paul Krugman’s Op-Ed. (See Krugman Relying on Flawed Data on “Skills Gap”) It asked an excellent question. Here is the comment and my reply. Comment: “Then, of course, we would see employers preferring those who received a degree when it still was an education. But we don’t […]
“Common Core” or “Missing Core”?
March 23, 2014 by
I posted this comment on today’s New York Times’ Op-Ed http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/opinion/sunday/a-common-core-for-all-of-us.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 “The discussion about the Common Core is interesting, both politically and intellectually. But without the “missing core”, all of these discussions and disagreements about the nature and goal of education, won’t matter. What is this “missing core”? Call it integrity, scrupples, whatever. But, until we, as […]
Tom Friedman’s “How to Get a Job at Google”
February 24, 2014 by
It is good because it quotes the Sr. VP in charge of hiring on the five attributes that companies like Google are looking for in an employee. Here is the link http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/opinion/sunday/friedman-how-to-get-a-job-at-google.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0 I want to point out the following statement from Tom Friedman, “…For most young people…going to college and doing well is still the […]
Worrisome Admissions Stats When Compared to What a Lot of the Rest Get
Best, Brightest and Rejected: Elite Colleges Turn Away Up to 95% – NYTimes.com. “This is interesting news and good coverage. Here is my comment: These statistics are worrying for all of us, socially, economically and politically. I can only speak from my experiences teaching at a regional college, and then teaching at an “elite” school. […]