Improving Teacher Preparation: Building on Innovation | U.S. Department of Education. I am putting a link to this so that readers are aware of it. In the meantime I will be reading the proposed rule and commenting on it, both here and on the … [Continue reading]
Research Indicates Even Top Departments Calling A No-Go For a PhD, a Guess What? A PhD!
December 12, 2014 by
Here is a link to the paper. (I will make my point after quoting from the paper.) JEP (28,3) p. 205 - The Research Productivity of New PhDs in Economics: The Surprisingly High Non-success of the Successful. Here is an important conclusion … [Continue reading]
The STEM Crisis Is a Myth Says IEEE Spectrum; Probably Not Says I.
December 9, 2014 by
The STEM Crisis Is a Myth - IEEE Spectrum. "As long as people continue to believe that a STEM "degree" is a STEM "education", they will continue to believe that the STEM "education" shortage is a myth. Just consider that today's average … [Continue reading]
Recovery at Last? Writes Paul Krugman. I Worry “Not For All”
December 8, 2014 by
Here is a link and my comments. Recovery at Last? - NYTimes.com. "...Many young Americans graduated into a labor market that didn’t want their skills, and will never get back onto the career tracks they should have had..." [quoted from … [Continue reading]
String of Sexual Assault Cases May Lead to Tipping Point – NYTimes.com
December 4, 2014 by
This is my comment on String of Sexual Assault Cases May Lead to Tipping Point - NYTimes.com. I can only speak from my university experience. (I'm a former math prof.) I have little hope for change, other than what the marketing/admissions … [Continue reading]
Nice Essay: “If Students Have Time to Get Drunk, Colleges Aren’t Doing Their Job”
December 4, 2014 by
If Students Have Time to Get Drunk, Colleges Aren’t Doing Their Job - Special Reports - The Chronicle of Higher Education. I agree that if colleges weren't businesses with the goal of making "customers" happy, people would get a lot more out of … [Continue reading]
Update to Good College Not So Hard to Get Into Post
November 30, 2014 by
I added this comment. Good article - but the title should be: "Getting into a college that CLAIMS that it is good - maybe even "elite" - is not as hard as you think. Finding a college that IS good is much harder than you think." As David … [Continue reading]
For Accomplished Students, Reaching a “Great” College Isn’t as Hard as It Seems
November 30, 2014 by
For Accomplished Students, Reaching a Good College Isn’t as Hard as It Seems - NYTimes.com. Note that I changed "Good" to "Great" since there are fewer "Good Colleges" than you think. Here is what I wrote. This article motivated me to look at … [Continue reading]
Colleges Clamp Down on Bloated Student Schedules – WSJ
My comment: (See the link to the article below.) I doubt that this was a problem when students had to study to get a decent grade; and, more to the point, had to take required courses that gave them a general background. In 1963, when I was a … [Continue reading]