Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
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A guide for parents and students, or anyone interested in education - and some good math (I'm a math prof.)
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
1w ago
America’s Chip Renaissance Needs Workers – WSJ See my comment on the article. Here is what I wrote. Many universities, like the “elite” one where I taught engineers, want happy “customers”, not educated ‘students”. That America doesn’t have the excellent engineers it needs is not a surprise to me. When I taught differential equations, the ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
2w ago
I just happened to go to their site. It starts with “SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME”. Hmmm. Just type in smu.edu ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
2w ago
Here is a link to the excellent article. The Feds Want More Oversight of Scientific Research. Universities Are Fighting Back. – WSJ I wrote a post The Purloined Proof (inside-higher-ed.com about how some well-known professors stole someone’s work. I reference it my comment on the Journal’s articles. Here is my comment. I’m a former professor ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
3w ago
Here is a link to my comment and her opinion piece. Opinion | Colleges Are Putting Their Futures at Risk – The New York Times (nytimes.com ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
3w ago
“The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks, is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. It is even of more consequence to the rich themselves, and to their prosperity.” – A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law, 1765 ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
3w ago
Click this link to see my comment. Opinion | The School Issues We’re Battling Over Aren’t the Ones That Matter – The New York Times (nytimes.com ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
3w ago
The difference between college educated voters and no college education is dramatic. To see scroll down in the poll and see the differences. Cross-Tabs: February 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters Nationwide – The New York Times (nytimes.com ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
3w ago
Opinion | The Mystery of White Rural Rage – The New York Times (nytimes.com) In this piece Prof. Krugman admits that he is confused. He says he just doesn’t get it. I doubt if he will ever read my comment, but here is what I posted. Prof. Krugman doesn’t get it because it is beyond ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
1y ago
Important article. Here is the link. That Fancy University Course? It Might Actually Come From an Education Company. – WSJ ..read more
Inside Higher Education – "When someone shows you who they are, believe them – the first time.&
3y ago
As a professor I have seen how the corrupted values in higher education have sent destructive waves throughout all of American education; and thus against the bulwark of our economy, our politics, and our society. Here is the process in a nutshell. ● It starts with poor undergraduate education for all but a very small ..read more