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
28.Jun.2010 Technology, the US and soccer #kmdp2puDJ
If you were cheering or blowing your vuvuzela for a native English speaking team this world cup, odds are you believe the refs screwed you, your team, and your World Cup championship aspirations. Goals for both the American and UK players were withheld, while the ESPN and ABC commentators added their own razzle dazzle special [...]
17.Jun.2010 Lose your career? Here’s a voucher!
Caught this from one of my favorite sites: “Colleges not training students to growing fields“. It’s interesting to me because on NPR this morning (DC) there was a guy talking about the lose of jobs due to computers vs. the oil rig fiasco in the Gulf. Either way, he proposed, out of work American’s should [...]
16.Jun.2010 Digital Journalism #kmddj10 @p2pu; Welcome to no-credit college.
Who needs credit these days anyway? Peer to Peer University (P2PU), if you’re not familiar, is a free, open, online “university” (non-accredited) that offers courses I never would have found at the University of Vermont (no offense UVM, but you’re not exactly pushing the boundaries of higher learning). This whole notion of free, online, open [...]
15.Jun.2010 Quote – Art Levine
the digital revolution is not a passing fad From Digital Students, Industrial-Era Universities @ InsideHigherEd.com
10.Jun.2010 Quote – “Mandate…the right to attend college”
Under the rules of unemployment insurance, which has been extended to millions more people since the financial crisis hit, recipients must confirm that they are actively looking for work and generally are not allowed to enroll in college. Last year, the president urged states to loosen these restrictions. But lawmakers can, and should, go much [...]
25.May.2010 Quote – Daniel Bennett, Forbes.com
Let’s make all student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy, but instead of the taxpayers taking the hit when student loans go sour, colleges should absorb the loss, or at least a portion of it. This would incentivize colleges to focus on providing educational value and help their students launch a career–knowing that if they fail in [...]
24.Feb.2010 Welcome to Straighterline.com
A few months ago (Sept 09, “All you can learn for 99 bucks a month”) I wrote about Straighterline.com after reading about them in the Washington Monthly. I was floored by the concept (floored=positive). It was everything I thought about higher education rolled up into a company. A working, growing business. On a whim, I [...]
20.Jan.2010 Quote – a candid school IT admin
Everything we do is aimed at giving the students the best education possible.
