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 [...]
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
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 [...]
11.Jun.2010 Video – SL coverage in Tampa
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 [...]
13.Oct.2009 I don't hate Tim Tebow
I’ve often said I hated Tim Tebow. I really don’t. It’s just that he’s too good. When he took that hit against Kentucky I was initially happy (not that he was suffering from a concussion) that he might not be the only person college football analysts talked about the following week. But, I’m wrong. I [...]
