This is from Richard Cyert's 1973 inaugural address as President of Carnegie Mellon University. He served until 1990. He certainly helped build a great university. "...Some people associate a quality education with fine, new buildings. Yet … [Continue reading]
Frank Bruni of New Times Sees The Connection – But Not All
January 21, 2015 by
College, President Obama and the Common Core - NYTimes.com. Finally someone is realizing that education in America is a continuum. That continuum starts at the top. Unaccountability at the top is why American education now so bad. I'm a former … [Continue reading]
Support Our Students (Part Two)
January 20, 2015 by
Support Our Students - NYTimes.com. I added a comment. "..Half of all community-college students arrive unprepared for college work.." I think Mr. Brooks just wrote, correctly, that now even much of high school "education" is a sham. That … [Continue reading]
Support Our Students – by David Brooks
January 20, 2015 by
Support Our Students - NYTimes.com. I commented. "..The important task is to help students graduate.." No, the important task is to help students acquire an "education", not a just "graduation". This lack of content in so many "degrees" - … [Continue reading]
Debate On Times Site: Are Global Universities Good for U.S. Colleges?
January 20, 2015 by
Are Global Universities Good for U.S. Colleges? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com. They have seven debaters with six different views. The best comment I have seen about this issue - or, almost any issue - is from Robert Maynard Hutchins. “It is … [Continue reading]
“Helping the Poor in Education” Yes, But to Really Help Them…
January 17, 2015 by
Certainly this idea, Helping the Poor in Education: The Power of a Simple Nudge - NYTimes.com doesn't hurt, but we can do much better. I commented. Helping someone get a college "degree" - without a college "education" - only helps at the … [Continue reading]
Part III of: Washington U. in St. Louis “Says” It’s On Board Now With Aid to All Talented People
January 16, 2015 by
The Least Economically Diverse Top College, Seeking to Change - NYTimes.com. I added this. "...an existing financial aid budget of $100 million..." Be careful about the definition of "financial aid". Here is a good explanation from the … [Continue reading]
Donor seeks to offer ‘freshman year for free’ through online college courses (Wah. Post)
Donor seeks to offer ‘freshman year for free’ through online college courses - The Washington Post. Good idea, especially in light of what I have seen. I wrote. I'm a former math professor. At Washington University in St. Louis, I taught a … [Continue reading]