https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-sale-sat-takers-names-colleges-buy-student-data-and-boost-exclusivity-11572976621?commentId=19311952-400d-4658-9693-af6d0536de2f

The corruption of higher education has sent waves throughout all American education, and thus, all of American society. Here is how those waves have traveled and washed away much of what used to be the broad based educational foundations of our economy, our politics, and our society. ● These waves start with a poor undergraduate […]

Here is the link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/01/13/is-a-college-degree-the-new-high-school-diploma-heres-why-your-degrees-worth-is-stagnant/?utm_term=.de10fc02531b#comments I wrote, As a former math professor, I can assure the author that “a” college degree is not necessarily “just” a high school degree. That’s too optimistic. You have to start with college “courses”. Most are not your grandmother’s college course, maybe not even her her high school course. There are […]

And now for a little humour. This is from a book by one of the most famous fly fishermen of all time. You don’t have to know anything about fishing; just pay attention to the math. “…to know what…size tippet to use, divide the size of the hook by three…” In case that is not […]

The future has arrived, and it’s the thinnest of envelopes. Source: College Admissions Shocker! – The New York Times

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”  – Maya Angelou

Source: The Washington Monthly I hope this analyst reads my comment and looks into the real problems.  Here is what I wrote. The author doesn’t seem to recognize that the problem is not when you get a college degree. It’s that so few college degrees actually come with a college education. Whatever you may think […]

  The article is about new “honors” colleges in public schools, but I don’t take anything on its surface.  Here is my comment. Beware of wolves in “sheepskin” clothing, no matter how freshened up that clothing may seem. Here is why I worry in this case. First, there is the general performance of the schools […]