The Perpetual Poorhouse
First the car industry went bankrupt; next on the economic griddle — as argued in the Chronicle of Higher Education — is the rising astronomical cost of a university education that is about to burst a bloody mess upon us all.
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The Artful Kiss and the Scientific Pucker
Are you kissing your beloved the right way? Are you aware there is science in lips and research in the tongue? A soft, magical, kiss has hard science behind every salty pucker.
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The Decline of the College Dollar
We were disappointed to read this week that students are paying more
and getting less for the money they spend to get a college education:
In 2006, the last year for which data is available, students at public colleges and research universities paid about half the cost of their education — defined as the cost of instruction, student services and a portion of spending on operations, support and maintenance. That is up about 10 percentage points since 2002. At community colleges, students covered
about 30 percent of their education, up from 24 percent.At private institutions, the increases were less steep, but students cover a greater share: at private research universities, students paid 55.8 percent of the cost of their education in 2006, up from 55.3 percent in 2002. At private colleges that offer bachelors degrees — essentially, liberal arts colleges — the student share went to 63.5 percent in 2006 from 57.7 percent in 2002. At those that offer masters’ degrees, it went to 83.6 percent in 2006 from 75.5 percent in 2002.
How the Superman Syndrome Ruins Student Writing
Hubris is dangerous in the classroom. The student that believes nothing can be learned that isn’t already known catches nothing. The instructor that believes in an all-knowing prescience guarantees nothing worthwhile is cast for the capturing. That battle between student and teacher can dangerously become a war between good and evil — and that fight leaves no winners on the field of learning.
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Doing the Wrong Right Thing
Science has proven when an animal is trapped by fire it will always try to flee the flames, even if that means leaping off a ledge or jumping into unknown waters and into death. We saw evidence of that self-salvation in the brutality of the World Trade Center as people willingly leapt from windows one hundred storeys above the ground — some even joined hands in the free-fall — just to escape the fireball burning their bodies.
Arguing Against Corridor Teaching
We must always teach our children universal ideas. The temptation to “corridor” teach them — instead of bending young minds open to other doorways for learning — is a national failing of a teaching philosophy.
The Grammar Police: Ending with At
When you speak, do you ever end a sentence with “at” — and I don’t meant the “@” sign, either! Here are some examples:
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