Is your degree worth it?: It depends what you study, not where | The Economist. There is a fallacy in these statistics. I commented. Just as consumers can be fooled into believing that today's can of "whatever" contains the same amount as … [Continue reading]
In Honor of Pi Day
March 14, 2015 by
To be read aloud to a youngster. "Do you like Pi(e)?" If the answer is "Yes", teach them more about Pi. If the answer is "N0", tell them you won't offer them anymore pie. … [Continue reading]
Math’s Enigma’s? Great, But Some People Want to Keep Them a Secret.
March 14, 2015 by
On Pi Day, Celebrate Math’s Enigmas - NYTimes.com. I had to comment. True, oh so true: "...it's only when we try to stretch our minds around mathematics' enigmas that true understanding can set in." (The Op-Ed's last line.) But, far too … [Continue reading]
UNC Chancellor Resigns Over Numerous Scandals – Then Immediately Swept Up by Washington U. as “Chief Academic Officer”
March 12, 2015 by
Book Review: ‘Cheated’ by Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham - WSJ. I just read this review and will soon get the book. I will only quote one line from the review: "The best-case analysis of Mr. Thorp is that he was hopelessly incompetent; … [Continue reading]
Kevin Carey’s Good Idea (MOOC’s) Needs Help
March 10, 2015 by
College for a New Age - NYTimes.com is a good editorial about Kevin Carey's new book. He has good ideas about MOOC's, but he needs help, as I pointed out. "I'm a former professor. I now write a blog on higher education' inside-higher-ed . I have … [Continue reading]
Excellent Op-Ed (And From Me, How to Hold Colleges Feet to Fire with Online Access)
March 5, 2015 by
Here’s What Will Truly Change Higher Education: Online Degrees That Are Seen as Official - NYTimes.com. From my perspective, as a former math professor, this excellent article misses only one important point about the conflict between traditional … [Continue reading]
Too Much Scrutiny On Your For-Profit College? See This From the New York TImes.
March 3, 2015 by
Some Owners of Private Colleges Turn a Tidy Profit by Going Nonprofit - NYTimes.com. … [Continue reading]
February 28, 2015 by
https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/2175/
I think this is a good piece. Note that she does realize that for-profits are not the only problem schools. A Strike Against Student Debt - NYTimes.com. … [Continue reading]
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