I just got my copy. As I read it, I will post comments under the category "Comments on 'Aspiring Adults Adrift'". If you haven't read their critically important first book "Academically Adrift", I highly recommend it. In previous posts, I have … [Continue reading]
Notre Dame Is Rocked by Charges of Academic Cheating – Only the Tip of The Iceberg, and, Not Just Notre Dame
August 20, 2014 by
Notre Dame Is Rocked by Charges of Academic Cheating - NYTimes.com. I put my view in a comment: Critics are only partly right when they "...contend that [college sports officials] are unable to run sports as a big business while … [Continue reading]
More on: The Trouble With Tenure – NYTimes.com
August 19, 2014 by
The Trouble With Tenure - NYTimes.com. In addition to a previous comment on this topic, I added this. If we truly "revere" teachers, we will do something about COLLEGE education. Without a decent college education (something that most … [Continue reading]
School Tenure – First, Cut Off the Problem at the Source
August 19, 2014 by
The Trouble With Tenure - NYTimes.com. I believe this is just another fix that misses the fundamental problem. I tried to point that out in this comment. I am a former professor. I taught for 25 years, at both an elite school, Wash. U. in St. … [Continue reading]
Good Article – But, From Whence Commeth These Teachers?
August 18, 2014 by
Teaching Is Not a Business - NYTimes.com. This is a good article by someone who also understands universities. But, (my comment on the NY Times site) Though I agree with Prof. Kirp, I would ask "from whence commeth these teachers?". To get … [Continue reading]
Columbia Cancels High Visibility Concert – What Does This Really Mean?
August 18, 2014 by
Columbia Cancels Concert Amid Safety Concerns - NYTimes.com. I don't know the answer to my own question. But, given that the adminstrators and faculty at Columbia haven't changed, I worry that this particular concert was cancelled simply because … [Continue reading]
Princeton Grading Policy Change – Solving for the Winning Solution? And to What Problem?
August 8, 2014 by
There is a report in today's New York Times. It has links to the announcement by Princeton's president, and to the faculty committee's report. Princeton Is Proposing to End Limit on Giving A’s - NYTimes.com. The reason I ask if this is solving … [Continue reading]
Is Princeton Proud of its Recommedation to Change Its Grading Policy?
I found this informative and quite humorous. It's by Angela Wang. The complete article is here. "...The announcement [on Princeton's new grading policy recommedation] came at a time when school is not in session and no press release was sent … [Continue reading]