Starting Out Behind - NYTimes.com. In the above editorial, the Times makes comparisons between1970 and 2012. They see that young people did better in 1970 (with fewer having gone to college), but I'm not sure that they are ready to say that … [Continue reading]
Is a Business School a Business?
June 2, 2014 by
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]
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]