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Corrupting of American Education in a Nutshell – With Clarifying Examples
A Tale Out of School – A Case Study in Higher Education
The Purloined Proof
Higher Ed Dumbs Down Much of Society – Really. Here’s How
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Essential Posts for Understanding Higher Ed
Reading List
Riesman, Kerr, Hutchins and Others on Higher Education

US News On Retention – Say What?

February 5, 2015 by Mark Feldman

From page 70 of the 2015 “rankings”: “…The higher the proportion of freshmen who return…and eventually graduate, the better a school most likely is at offering the classes and services that students need to succeed…” Oh, if it were true. Do the people at US News know that another way of helping people “succeed” [in just […]

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Math-Expositions

Radians and Derivatives
A Very Brief Intro to Wavelets
Intuitive, but correct, explanation of differential calc. of several variables

Help for Students and Parents

Questions to ask a university before applying
Discriminatory Pricing
Teaching Effectiveness is NEGATIVELY Associated With Student Evaluations
The Best Explanation of Why Liberal Arts Matter; to the Individual; and to Society; and the Effect of Content Deflation
Professors DON’T become professors to teach! Better get over that idea fast.
Tom Friedman’s “How to Get a Job at Google”
Penn Professor Tells It Like It Is
How does your course compare?
Good Graph on Textbook Costs and some advice
Are You Getting A Grant, or Merit- and Need-Based Financial Aid, (As Your College May Call It) – Or, Is Everyone In Your Statistical Bracket Getting The Same Coupon For A Discount? Read This
Online Courses MOOC
Net Price Calculator
Finally, “Feeding a Need for Coders”. I’ve Been Waiting For This
Does The University of Chicago Try to Catch Up on Economic Diversity? Let’s Hope So, But We Need to Watch.
Elite University Extension (Night, Etc..) Schools – Do You Get The School’s Education?
Students: Understand the difference between Oranges and Apples when picking a school
Your Grandmother’s Calculus!
- What does it mean to “learn calculus”
What the Engineering School at Washington University in St. Louis Wants You to Know – And What It DOESN’T Want You To Know

Rankings, Salaries, Etc…

College Comparisons
College Rankings by Recruiters
Baccalaureate to Ph.D. in Science and Engineering (Feeder Schools)
Wall St. Jnl Ad Hoc Ranking
LinkedIn Ranks Universities in Certain Fields
Median Starting Salaries for College Graduates $27,000 or $40,735?
Salary Data
Links to Salary Surveys at Universities
Highly Selective Schools That Add Value (Only Counting Money Here, But It’s a Measurable Proxy For Education)
These 25 schools are responsible for the greatest advances in science

Recent Comments

Mark Feldman on To the Ex. Editor of the NY Times: Maybe Something is Wrong at Colleges?
Mark Feldman on Mystery? What Mystery?
Mark Feldman on Fed Chair Tells Congress to Blame the Education System

Reality in the Tower – A Selection

A Tale Out of School – A Case Study in Higher Education
The Purloined Proof
No Jobs for Ph.D’s? Depends on what you mean by Ph.D.
What the Engineering School at Washington University in St. Louis Wants You to Know – And What It DOESN’T Want You To Know
When Is It Ok For a Non-Profit To Misrpresent Its Fees to the Public?
Why Colleges Don’t Do More to Rein In Frats? Hutchins Has the Answer
Why Does Grade Inflation Work?
Why Ph.D’s don’t get jobs as professors
Why So Few Online Courses? Quotes From “The Economist” 3/28/2015 Edition on Universities
Workers at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Site Faced Harsh Conditions
WSJ: Pressured to State Facts, Schools Give Excuses and Questionable Data
Your College May Be Banking on Your Facebook Likes – NYTimes.com
Open a Windows Folder – Get College Credit

Consequences – A Selection

No Jobs for Ph.D’s? Depends on what you mean by Ph.D.
University Education Dumbs Down High School
Why Colleges Don’t Do More to Rein In Frats? Hutchins Has the Answer
Why many Americans aren’t getting jobs. WSJ Article…Visa Demand Jumps
Why Ph.D’s don’t get jobs as professors
Wonderful Essay on Education and Society in WSJ
WSJ Article: …Grads May Be Stuck in Low-Skill Jobs
WSJ Writes That Businesses Want Workers With Math and Science Degrees

Matters of Policy

Submitted Comments on New Federal College Rating Rules
If We Don’t Test Students, How Will We Know Which Colleges Don’t Teach?
Important Paper on the Value of a Good Teacher (from a MacArthur Award Winner)
Excellent Op-Ed (And From Me, How to Hold Colleges Feet to Fire with Online Access)
For Frank Bruni: First Demand That They Have Integrity, The Rest of Your Good Ideas Will Follow
Gallup-Purdue Poll: “Support” and “Deep Learning” Means Everything in College
Hopefully, the Department of Education Is On The Right Track
How Do You Distinguish Empire Building From Education/Research Building?
If They Aren’t Learning, Why Does It Matter What They Aren’t Learning
Why Federal Ratings Might Not Do Anything
Why Isn’t the Government Collecting Debt From Colleges That Default on Education, Too?

The Most Essential Posts

A Guide to the Most Essential Posts For Understanding Higher Ed.

Here is a list of my posts that I believe are most essential for understanding the problems with higher education. I suggest reading the page with quotes from David Riesman and Clark Kerr, first, though. Then, hopefully, some of my posts give examples and explanations of how their general observations work out in practice. The best place on this blog for seeing and understanding just how outrageous things have become – and how much some academics think they can get away with – see A Tale Out of School – A Case Study in Higher Education. Finally, keep in mind that if what follows is what just one individual has observed, how much else is there?

EDUCATION AT MAJOR UNIVERSITIES

How Competition Leads to “Content Deflation” in One Anecdote

Content Deflation III – Does Wash. U. Physics Prof. Adopt It With Zeal? And Does the University Boast About It? Read This

America: A flagging model | The Economist

How to Make Calculus Students Believe They Know Calculus When They Don’t

EDUCATION AT STATE REGIONAL SCHOOLS

Professor Alfred Doesn’t Know What is Wrong with the Homework

Prof. Teaches Stats But Doesn’t Seem to Have a Clue About the Most Fundamental Notion

Statistics Prof. Kevin Doesn’t Understand Basic Math, or Statistics

Regional State School Stories – Some Brief Thoughts About How Did This Happen

MAJOR UNIVERSITIES EFFECT ON REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

No Jobs for Ph.D’s? Depends on what you mean by Ph.D.

An Example of College Benefitting From the Dumbing Down of High School

Important Paper on Value of Good Teacher May Be a Game Changer

“They Just Don’t Get It” part 2

A Suggestion for Holding Colleges Accountable for Teacher Performance

RESEARCH ETHICS

Scientists “Forced” to Cheat Says Medical School Professor

The Purloined Proof

GENERAL

Arum and Roksa’s Important New Book “Aspiring Adults Adrift”

Professors DON’T become professors to teach! Better get over that idea fast.

Median Starting Salaries for College Graduates $27,000 or $40,735?

Columbia University – Another 3-2 Program Like Wash. U.’s?

Washington University Engineering Says Northwest Missouri’s Calculus and Physics is “Equivalent” to Theirs

When Is It Ok For a Non-Profit To Misrpresent Its Fees to the Public?

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