Archives for July 2015

Gap Widening as Top Workers Reap the Raises – The New York Times (It’s NOT the lack of degrees – It IS the lack of education.)

For most American workers, including many college graduates, the economic recovery has not meant significantly higher wages, research shows. Source: Gap Widening as Top Workers Reap the Raises – The New York Times I explained. “The cause of this phenomenon is staring us in the face. It is our beliefs that a college education is […]

Good News: Editor of NY Times “Upshot” Encourages More Discussion on Kevin Carey’s “The Fundamental Way That Universities Are an Illusion”

Our contributor Kevin Carey has written an important and eye-opening piece on this subject, and I encourage you to read it. Source: How Colleges Are Weak – The New York Times But as I state in my comment, Mr. Carey can use help with views from the inside. I wrote, Kevin Carey’s insights into, and […]

The Fundamental Way That Universities Are an Illusion – The New York Times.  Here is Another, Per Gross and Bok (and me)

Source: The Fundamental Way That Universities Are an Illusion – The New York Times “…Because universities aren’t as they appear, systems designed to improve them tend to fail…” That is a critical observation. Here is Bill Gross’ view of what colleges really are, and why it is so hard to change them. “…Universities are run […]

Good Essay on Universities Being an Illusion – But It’s Not Because They Don’t Exert Influence Over Teaching. It’s Because They DO!

Source: The Fundamental Way That Universities Are an Illusion – The New York Times I commented. “…When it comes to exerting influence over teaching and learning, [colleges are] Easter eggs. They barely exist…” They do exert an influence. It’s negative. I know. I’m a former math professor. Here is just one example of a college […]

Been Surprisingly Busy With…

…personal matters (of a business nature) and it has taken much more of my time than I expected, so I have not been able to post for a while.  I will return to posting soon – hopefully by the end of the week.  Thanks.