Category Archives: Education

Helicoptering

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: You hear a lot about helicopter parenting these days. The term refers to the tendency of contemporary parents to monitor and assist their adorable little meat spores at every micro-stage of their development — to cajole … Continue reading →

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Camille Paglia’s “Glittering Images”

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Camille Paglia — professor, provocateur, scourge of leftist academics and feminists — has a new book on visual art and was in town recently to lecture on it. I trekked over to the Skirball Cultural Center on the … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Steve Sailer wants to know: If blacks and Hispanics aren’t getting into elite NYC high schools much, but Asians are getting in at a phenomenal rate, does it really make sense to call the admissions process (and the … Continue reading →

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IvyGate

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Nice piece on the Ivies, prior home of at least a couple of the writers here.  Fave quote: Trotter thinks the perfect IvyGate post “reveals the tension between the meritocratic connotations of the Ivy League and the plutocratic … Continue reading →

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What’s Going to Become of Higher Ed?

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Randall Parker thinks that higher education may be the next bubble to pop. Speaking of education and innovation, be sure to take a look at MRUniversity, a new venture by Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen, the two economist-proprietors of the … Continue reading →

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Quiz o’ th’ Day

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Which of these colleges courses is bogus? 1. Lady Gaga and the  Sociology of Fame – U. of  South Carolina, Columbia 2. The Phallus – Occidental 3. Joy of Garbage –  Santa Clara 4. Harry Potter: Finding Your  Patronus – Oregon State … Continue reading →

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Paying College Athletes

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: You may recall the historian Taylor Branch got a lot of attention for his call, in The Atlantic, for college athletes to be paid.  His long article was, in my view, longer on sermonizing than it was on … Continue reading →

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Psst . . . . Wanna Buy a Stinkin’ Badge?

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Sir Barken Hyena’s post on the subject of a video game company hiring without need for candidates to provide resumes is suggestive of some broader themes at play (or at work?) in the world of credentialing. Credentials come … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t Professors Teach Appreciative Thinking?

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Ask a professor the purpose of college and you are likely to get in response, “to learn how to think” or, more specifically, “to learn critical thinking.” Indeed, this was what I was told at my undergrad orientation. … Continue reading →

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A Little Something on Higher Education

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Fenster

I am a recovering college administrator with an interest in, and a love for, education.  So you may have to bear with me if I post from time to time on that topic.  I have a now mostly abandoned site … Continue reading →

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