Interesting article in NYTimes today (4-9-2013) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/technology/coursesmart-e-textbooks-track-students-progress-for-teachers.html?hp Here is what I posted. (I think it could be a lot clearer, since there are … [Continue reading]
Teacher competency exams for holding UNIVERSITIES accountable
April 8, 2013 by
If we gave teachers - starting with high school teachers - competency exams in their subject field, where we compiled performance data only for the schools they attended, we could start to hold universities accountable. It seems to me that this … [Continue reading]
Why many Americans aren’t getting jobs. WSJ Article…Visa Demand Jumps
April 2, 2013 by
(This post is closely related to my previous post WSJ Article: …Grads May Be Stuck in Low-Skill Jobs) This is from my comment on the article: … [Continue reading]
WSJ Article: …Grads May Be Stuck in Low-Skill Jobs
March 26, 2013 by
My comment is below. Here is a link to the article and summary of the issue in the article that I commented on: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323466204578382753004333838.html#articleTabs%3Darticle%26commentId%3D5606582 Summary: … [Continue reading]
Comment on another of Jordan Weissmann’s posts in the Atlantic
March 22, 2013 by
I commented on http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/the-miserable-odds-of-a-poor-student-graduating-from-college-in-2-graphs/274250/#comments I wanted to note differences between schools. Here is a copy of my comment, but there are … [Continue reading]
If even Harvard faculty are afraid of speaking out on issues of higher education, who will?
March 12, 2013 by
The following revealing quote is from an article in today's New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/education/harvard-search-e-mail-accounts.html?_r=0): "...Most professors who agreed to discuss the matter ... insisted on anonymity, not … [Continue reading]
Article on Jobs and Degrees in Chronicle of Higher Education
March 5, 2013 by
The Chronicle of Higher Education (www.chronicle.com) does an excellent job of reporting. There is a recent article that describes employers views of the product colleges are, in general, producing. That "product" is, of course, college graduates. … [Continue reading]
Why Ph.D’s don’t get jobs as professors
I just posted an explanatory comment to: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/how-many-phds-actually-get-to-become-college-professors/273434/ The article was by Jordan Weismann Here is my comment. (The data I refer to shows … [Continue reading]