Bill Gates – CALL ME MAGGIE

March 12, 2013

Logocentrism and the Unpreparedness of [Top] Students

A recent commentary at the Chronicle of Higher Education centers on the lack of preparedness among even top students entering college at even the most selective universities. Above all, it’s time to acknowledge that even top students may have college-readiness… Continue reading

March 11, 2013

Getting rich off of schoolchildren – Salon.com

Thanks as always to John F. for pointing out a piece that I missed. Sirota delivers some good insights… standard operating procedure with him. It simply strains credulity to insist that pedagogues who get paid middling wages but nonetheless devote… Continue reading

March 11, 2013

Bill Gates Has a Solution for Higher Education: Yoda | Inside Higher Ed

See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: If I may mix metaphors, I am weakened by my Kryptonite: Star Wars. I have done a number of talks on Philosophy & Star Wars. The one I liked the best… Continue reading