Also, Higher Ed is becoming a Ponzi scheme. Graduate degrees in the vast majority of fields (especially non-STEM) are pretty much only useful for teaching positions. So they must create enough teaching positions for all of this generation's Ph.D.s (and Masters). They do that by selling the next generation on those (not very usef…
Also, Higher Ed is becoming a Ponzi scheme. Graduate degrees in the vast majority of fields (especially non-STEM) are pretty much only useful for teaching positions. So they must create enough teaching positions for all of this generation's Ph.D.s (and Masters). They do that by selling the next generation on those (not very useful) fields.
Also, if our K-12 system were not near the bottom of industrialized nations, most Americans could get a decent job out of High School. A tin-hat wearer might suspect schools of education of sabotaging K-12 teaching to ensure Americans need a college degree. The focus on social-justice over instruction may be part of that plan - our children are not being taught how to read, write, think and do math. You can bet our economic competitors aren't doing this to their next generation...
Also, I can't stand the indoctrination of children in books about gender and pronouns. Or the censorship of wonderful classics--among them Dr. Seuss and Astrid Lindgren. And see this recent book: https://queeringbook.com/
Good one!
Also, Higher Ed is becoming a Ponzi scheme. Graduate degrees in the vast majority of fields (especially non-STEM) are pretty much only useful for teaching positions. So they must create enough teaching positions for all of this generation's Ph.D.s (and Masters). They do that by selling the next generation on those (not very useful) fields.
Also, if our K-12 system were not near the bottom of industrialized nations, most Americans could get a decent job out of High School. A tin-hat wearer might suspect schools of education of sabotaging K-12 teaching to ensure Americans need a college degree. The focus on social-justice over instruction may be part of that plan - our children are not being taught how to read, write, think and do math. You can bet our economic competitors aren't doing this to their next generation...
Also, I can't stand the indoctrination of children in books about gender and pronouns. Or the censorship of wonderful classics--among them Dr. Seuss and Astrid Lindgren. And see this recent book: https://queeringbook.com/
Thank you for promoting Lancing and Lindsay's book.
Very much worth reading!