(Or any other subject for that matter) Here is how to do it. Step One: Teach at a selective (or, better yet, highly selective) school. That way the students start off feeling they are specially gifted. (They may be brilliant but calculus is hard for most people; that is, the real thing is hard. “Hard” simply […]
Chinese Firms Reject American Degrees
July 8, 2013 by
I have argued in this blog that far too many of our universities are delivering degrees but not education. This is even true at many “elite” universities. (See the book Academically Adrift for data that show how much worse university education has become across the spectrum in the past 30 years.) According to an article in the […]
Oregon College Funding Plan May Have Potential
July 3, 2013 by
Instead of paying tuition, students will pay into a fund after graduation. The plan is reported in today’s Wall Street Journa. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324251504578582101593420808.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1#articleTabs%3Dcomments As I wrote in a comment, it has the potential for improving education. “If everything goes right, this could be a move in the direction of holding schools accountable to both individuals and […]
New Comment On NY Times
June 28, 2013 by
Thank The Chronicle of Higher Education for their New Blog: “The PH.D. Placement Project”
The Chronicle of Higher Education is working to accumulate and publish data on Ph.D. placement. It is a vital and important task. Here is the link to the blog. http://chronicle.com/blogs/phd/ It is a start. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to know when a school grants a Ph.D. to a candidate who should not be […]