25.Aug.2011 StraighterLine in the News
Nearly two years since I sent off the offer to mop the floors…
28.Jan.2011 @p2pu WordPress Development Course: Assignment 1
I signed up for the P2PU WordPress Development course to challenge myself in design and getting a little handle on php, WordPress development and other stuff like theming (thought it might help with my work at Moodlenews.com and beyond). Assignment 1 was to create a blog for a potential photographer client (in short order). So [...]
22.Sep.2010 Quote – Michael O’Hare, A letter to my students
you have every reason (except a good one) to keep what you can for yourselves Michael O’Hare, A letter to my students
26.Aug.2010 “Superman is not real”
“One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist,” Canada says in the film. “I read comic books and I just loved ’em …’cause even in the depths of the ghetto you just thought, ‘He’s coming, I just don’t know when, because he always shows up [...]
24.Aug.2010 Quote – College Dropout Factories
As a result, without much thought, we’ve applied a binary mindset to education: elementary and secondary students are children; if they fail, it’s the fault of the schools. College students are adults; if they fail, it’s the fault of the students. Ben Miller and Phuong Ly from the Washington Monthly article “College Dropout Factories”
17.Aug.2010 Quote – The Red Herring Crusade against For-Profit Colleges
our aim is not to defend the questionable practices of for-profit colleges, but rather to draw attention to the fact that colleges of every stripe are soaking up tons of societal resources and saddling students with excessive debt loads in the face of dubious job prospects. “The Red Herring Crusade Against For-Profit Colleges” by Daniel [...]
10.Aug.2010 Quote – Education and the Recession
In the early 20th century, Europe decided that a high school education would be wasted on the masses. The United States instead made high school universal, and its newly skilled work force helped build everything from the hugely productive factories of the Midwest to modern Hollywood to the world’s most innovative retail and technology sectors. Over [...]
28.Jul.2010 Quote – Textbooks are the hummer of higher education
Textbooks, with or without the bundled DVDs, are…”The Hummer of higher education.” Judy Baker and Anya Kamenetz “The Real Cost of College Textbooks” NYTimes online.
13.Jul.2010 Quote – Pat Welsh “Is college overrated?”
70% of the freshman class is likely to end up not with a diploma but a pile of debt. USA Today, “Is college overrated?” by Patrick Welsh All I have to say is, “Boooooooo!!!!”
09.Jul.2010 Quote – Richard Vedder
In the zeal to get students, [colleges and universities] are going after them on the basis of recreational amenities. Richard Vedder, from the NYTimes article “Study: Colleges Spent More on Recreation Than Instruction” by Sam Dillon
