wow, i’m amazed at the description of a new Afrocentric school in Toronto. i am fascinated with the possibility of black students at least learning a little about their roots beyond the cursory mention of a few north american freedom fighters during the month of february. the idea that black youth, especially young men, are…
Category: education
experiencing teaching
i never thought i’d like the project management class so much. i mean, most of my colleagues would tell me that the students are horrible, or they aren’t motivated, or don’t have much knowledge of the subject matter. i must say i have been impressed with our students so far. maybe i have been blessed…
Jay Matthews on “The Ed School Disease”
I only have a few minutes before I have to go to the grocery store and prepare for dinner with friends tonight, but I wanted to hurry up and post this before I forgot. Jay Matthews writes in the Washington Post about the lack of innovation in Schools of Educations’ approach to training professionals for…
Should NCAA Student-Athletes Be Paid? I think not.
I disagree that student-athletes should be paid for their efforts. The NCAA makes it expressly clear that student-athletes are to be students first, athletes second. The NCAA has rules and regulations which ensure that the point of going to college is to obtain an education, not primarily to prepare for professional sport. I do agree…
Can You Make the Grade?
Washington Post’s Courtland Milloy has just issued a pop quiz on what constitues high-quality education. See if you can pass the test by clicking here.
absent vision… languishing people
As I was walking through Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill Barnes and Noble with one of my favorite professors, the one and only William Massey, I was introduced to the phenomenon of mathematics novels, memoirs, theses, and literature that wasn’t academic textbooks or journals. I ended up buying a book with a title I feel resonates with…
It’s Not Just a Grade! It’s A Place Among the Elite…
I must say, my friend Lydie has brought up a point which I have been considering for some time now. Ever since I was applying to undergraduate programs, the question as to how much of a school’s name you should pay for was on my mind. In one of her recent posts, “To Ivy or…