Business School, Disrupted - NYTimes.com. I found the above article interesting. I commented: "Worrisome. This article portrays HBS strugging with what should be a decision about EDUCATIONAL POLICY, as being solely a decision … [Continue reading]
Just Data Is Not Enough When College Changed So Much in Thirty Years
May 30, 2014 by
I posted this thought on the following article. The Jobless Rate for Community-College Graduates Is Also Low - NYTimes.com. Mr. Leonhardt is confronted with a big problem in trying to understand higher education in America just from data and … [Continue reading]
Value of College – Continued
May 30, 2014 by
The Value of College: It’s Not Just Correlation - NYTimes.com. I just posted a comment I made on the above article. I added a second comment. Two people responded. I think the two responses are informative, of both thinking and facts. I will … [Continue reading]
Another Piece on Value of College by David Leonhardt: Still Wrong Focus
May 30, 2014 by
The Value of College: It’s Not Just Correlation - NYTimes.com. In the above column, David Leonhardt, continues to point out that a college degree is, on average, valuable. I tried to explain (again) in my comment why the fact that today's college … [Continue reading]
Is College Worth It? Over Today’s “College Dumbed Down” High Schools, Maybe.
May 27, 2014 by
Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say - NYTimes.com. Here is my view: "Though there seems to be a paradox - a college degree is becoming more valuable, while a college education is getting worse - the answer is staring us in the … [Continue reading]
“Greek Life Shown to Be Linked to Real-Life Happiness” (But What Is the Link?)
May 27, 2014 by
This is in today's WSJ, Greek Life Shown to Be Linked to Real-Life Happiness - WSJ.com. Here is how I see it (which I put in a comment). "Before jumping to conclusions about why students who were Greeks lead happier lives, everyone should … [Continue reading]
Wall St. Journal Article on a Graduate Here in St. Louis
May 26, 2014 by
An outrageous, sad, but too often true, story: For New Graduates, Path to a Career Is Bumpy - WSJ.com. Here was my comment: "What happened to this young woman is outrageous. I'm a retired math professor. I live in St. Louis. Years ago I … [Continue reading]
Telling Story on Carnegie-Mellon’s Homepage
May 20, 2014 by
Committed to 'EXCEL' - Carnegie Mellon University | CMU. Here is what is telling to me. Instead of responding to students having difficulties with hard courses by either grade inflation or content deflation, they are actually just helping the … [Continue reading]
No One Wants to Be Rated
This is in today's Wash. Post. Rating colleges is ‘like rating a blender’ — Education Department official Even though I don't know yet what the Obama's rating system will be and I have serious qualms, we need something, as I expressed on … [Continue reading]