When I first posted A Tale Out of School, along with the highly revealing emails from administrators and others, it got a lot of hits. I’m posting this “reminder and notice” for new visitors who may not be aware of the article and want to read it – or even read just the accompanying emails. I think […]
Author of University Studies/Site Visits Reports Wonders How Washinton University’s Engineering School Got Accredited
July 9, 2014 by
Posted as a reply to my comment on a story in the New York Times : Peter C is a trusted commenterBear Territory If your engineering story is true, how did the engineering program get accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. )? Most American do not realize that certain professions are accredited […]
NY Times Might Start to See That Time Matters
June 8, 2014 by
Starting Out Behind – NYTimes.com. In the above editorial, the Times makes comparisons between1970 and 2012. They see that young people did better in 1970 (with fewer having gone to college), but I’m not sure that they are ready to say that education has changed for the worse. I did. Here is my comment. “I […]
Wall St. Journal Article on a Graduate Here in St. Louis
May 26, 2014 by
An outrageous, sad, but too often true, story: For New Graduates, Path to a Career Is Bumpy – WSJ.com. Here was my comment: “What happened to this young woman is outrageous. I’m a retired math professor. I live in St. Louis. Years ago I taught at SIUE (Southern Ill. Univ. at Edwardsville). It is similar […]
“Nurturing”, Spot On
May 8, 2014 by
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.” […]
Gallup-Purdue Poll: “Support” and “Deep Learning” Means Everything in College
May 6, 2014 by
Here is the link to the survey Life in College Matters for Life After College. There is also an article in the Wall Street Journal. I added a comment, partially because I was concerned that the focus of the article was a little too much on “support”. Here is my comment. “From the perspective of someone […]
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 […]
Content Deflation III – Does Wash. U. Physics Prof. Adopt It With Zeal? And Does the University Boast About It? Read This
April 3, 2014 by
This is from my story ATaleOutofSchool but it is self-contained. I think it is helpful in understanding how much “content deflation” has entered the academy as a marketing tool that caters to student “wants”, while leaving students on their own to acquire their “needs”. Of course, it is even worse that just leaving them on […]
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