Rip Van Skillsgap - NYTimes.com. "Please, Prof. Krugman, you are too important a voice not to pay attention to data that screams that there is a gigantic gap between what you think is an education, and what "customers" (once quaintly known as … [Continue reading]
Rip Van Skillsgap? (Paul Krugman, Again)
February 23, 2015 by
Rip Van Skillsgap - NYTimes.com. Is Prof. Krugman asleep to reality? See my post on his opinion. … [Continue reading]
Paul Krugman Thinks a Degree is an Education?
February 23, 2015 by
Knowledge Isn’t Power - NYTimes.com. Unfortunately, Prof. Krugman writes that there isn't that much of an education problem. Here is what I wrote. (Please ignore the terrible writing. I was in a big hurry and made too many changes, too fast. … [Continue reading]
Penn Professor Tells It Like It Is
February 18, 2015 by
I highly recommend reading this. College, Poetry and Purpose - NYTimes.com. Though I made a comment, it is so similar to others, that, for regular readers, I just recommend the NY Times piece. Here is my comment. Prof. Hall is correct about … [Continue reading]
Colleges’ Use of Adjunct Instructors Comes Under Pressure – WSJ
February 17, 2015 by
Colleges’ Use of Adjunct Instructors Comes Under Pressure - WSJ. I commented. "What matters is not whether a university uses adjuncts; what matters is how a university sees its students and what goals the administrators have for … [Continue reading]
Teacher recruitment: High-fliers in the classroom | The Economist
February 14, 2015 by
Teacher recruitment: High-fliers in the classroom | The Economist. My comment: I'm a former math professor and have seen how the corrupted American system of higher education has caused so much of high school education to be a sham. … [Continue reading]
“Even With Debt, College Still Pays Off”(The Atlantic) NOT FOR SOCIETY
Even With Debt, College Still Pays Off - The Atlantic. I believe that the story is much more subtle. Here is what I wrote. "There is a more nuanced view of the fact that "college grads out earn high school grads" than just "college is worth … [Continue reading]