Here is the link http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/the-myth-of-the-science-and-engineering-shortage/284359/#comments My comment should make it clear that what the confusion is. “The article talks about “…college-educated information technology workers under age 30…”. I don’t disagree that there is no shortage of “…college-DEGREED…” STEM workers under age 30 but the evidence is overwhelming that “college-degreed” does not equal “college-educated”. Colleges and […]
The Atlantic Publishes Yet Another Misleading Article Equating “Degree” with “Education”
March 22, 2014 by
I Hope Princeton and its New President are Listening
March 22, 2014 by
I commented on the article http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304756104579453570560473730 . As I have posted before, I am concerned that Princeton faculty don’t see what is happening as clearly as the University of Chicago faculty saw in the nineties. (See my post Princeton Giving Up on Using Grades As Motivation and Feedback? for Princeton and “Content Deflation” Part II: University of […]
NYTimes Op-Ed Has Interesting Details On College Costs to Families
March 21, 2014 by
The op-ed is titled “A Quick Way to Cut Costs”. Though I don’t think it is realistic, or the right approach (I describe why in my comment, which is copied below.), I think it is excelllent for the information it contains, especially about the Expected Family Contribution. I recommend it. Here is the link. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/opinion/a-quick-way-to-cut-college-costs.html Here […]
From the New Yorker: Successful Book Publicist (And Author) Describes Reading High Scoring SAT Essays: “Horrified
March 19, 2014 by
WSJ: Pressured to State Facts, Schools Give Excuses and Questionable Data
March 17, 2014 by
There is a good article in today’s WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/public/page/reader-comments.html?baseDocId=SB10001424052702303546204579435050684294642&headline=Colleges%20Are%20Tested%20by%20Push%20to%20Prove%20Graduates’%20Career%20Success I commented as follows: from my experience as a former professor (I taught math at Wsshington University at St. Louis.), I read the opening paragraphs of this article as follows: “Marketing and sales departments of universities tout their schools qualities, but are unwilling to release data […]
The SAT Essay Test is This Bad????
March 7, 2014 by
I started reading http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/magazine/the-story-behind-the-sat-overhaul.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=1 in the New York Times Magazine and I was stopped dead in my tracks with amazement, even for me. You will see why when you read my comment. Here it is: “This tale from the article (that I have copied and pasted below) is outrageous. Unfortunately, from my observations as a former professor, […]
New SAT: As Usual I Worry But…
March 6, 2014 by
I better learn more before I comment. To see why I worry go to On Mark Bauerlein’s Commentary in “The Chronicle of Higher Education”. Here are some links to articles I will be reading http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/magazine/the-story-behind-the-sat-overhaul.html?hp http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/this-is-what-the-new-sat-will-be-like/284245/ http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303369904579421141753757748?mod=WSJ_hppMIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond&mg=reno64-wsj http://chronicle.com/article/Plans-for-New-SAT-Spark-Mixed/145141/
The Atlantic Again. They Point Out That If You Are Big Enough, Who Cares?
That is what I think touting that we have a high percentage of high-performing students implies. (The link is the same article as the previous post.) My comment should make all clear. “Did I read that right? “…taking more math and science courses…” is evidence of learning? Then is “…investing more with Bernie…” evidence of […]