Professors & college success Prof. problems? Get straight at Dropout to Dean's List. There are many things that contribute to success in college. The chief one is Self-Knowledge. Others include freedom from financial stress, a well-prepared academic base, learning skills, … [Read more...]
How “non-rich” people can go to college
March 20, 2014 by
How "poor" people can go to college. The headline writer for this piece by Morgan Housel, in the Motley Fool (USA Today), uses the term "non-rich" in the headline. Trying not to to offend anyone, I guess, but it's actually accurate because these days you almost need to be rich to go to … [Read more...]
A Cheaper, More Effective Way to Train Teachers?
March 17, 2014 by
A Cheaper, More Effective Way to Train Teachers? Two writers in The Atlantic, William Egar, a teacher and Master's candidate, and Michael Zuckerman, a writer, confirm what research suggests: the huge expense of training teachers the way we do now (in the U.S. at least) bears little … [Read more...]
The Over-Praise Dilemma: When Complimenting Kids Actually Holds Them Back
March 10, 2014 by
This study is new but it only confirms what we knew long ago. Many parents over-praise their kids activities to the detriment of the child's self-esteem. Across playgrounds, schoolyards and classrooms, it is common to hear well-intentioned parents, caregivers and teachers heap high praise on … [Read more...]
Google hires, college and you. An unusal mix
February 28, 2014 by
Google hires, college and you. Why Google hires people who may not have gone to college and if they did, they didn't "ace" it. Do you have to go to college to succeed? NO. Not always. But it is a credentialist society and it can't hurt with companies that are unimaginative. And in some fields … [Read more...]
Colleges help students get started in careers
February 27, 2014 by
Colleges and universities help students get started in careers. The job market stinks for grads but many colleges and universities n0w offer assistance to students so they can get a glimpse of "the real world." … [Read more...]
Why Are Colleges Getting So Expensive?
February 21, 2014 by
College is expensive and costs are rising annually. But schools have different reasons for their rising costs. "People like to ask why 'college' is getting so expensive, but they need a better question," says Derek Thompson, writing in The Atlantic. "There are almost 7,000 accredited colleges and … [Read more...]
Escaping the Community-College Trap
February 17, 2014 by
Escaping the Community-College Trap. More than half of community-college students never earn a degree. Ann Hulbert, writing in The Atlantic, offers some ideas on how to fix that. Photo by Mike McQuade in The Atlantic "Daquan McGee got out of jail," she writes, then he got accepted to a … [Read more...]
How to Get More Early Bloomers in kid’s Ed.
February 11, 2014 by
How to get more early bloomers in children's education. Many kids never reach their full potential. Many who do, start indicating prowess early. A good preschool could mean different things, safety maybe, but that should be a given. Or it could get disadvantaged children ready to … [Read more...]
The Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility
January 30, 2014 by
When schools de-emphasize the intellectual benefits of higher education, like college, students become less imaginative about their futures. A 12th-grader wrote a college admissions essay about wanting to pursue a career in oceanography. Let’s call her Isabella. A few months ago, we edited it … [Read more...]
