Current college classrooms resemble old-fashioned communist party cell meetings for a very good reason: They are run by the same type of people, no matter how cutting edge their output looks.
Monthly Archives For January 2006
A Different Kind of Literacy?
New evidence shows continued decline in reading proficiency of college graduates, and the levels were already low according to a federal study.
How do We Get Students Ready for College?
Professors can thank eroding standards in K-12 classes for the influx of ill-prepared students.
Antidote to Apathy
Are students interested in politics, can they become passionate about such topics causing civic involvement, and how should educators encourage such activity? From the 2005 Modern Language Association Convention held in Washington, D.C.
Decomposition
The failure of schools from kindergarten through college to impart basic literacy skills is becoming so obvious that even academics are starting to acknowledge it.
From the 2005 Modern Language Association Conference, held in Washington, D.C.
We the People-A Terribly Federally Funded Textbook
A rebuttal of Nancy Salvato’s claim that We The People is an excellent textbook for civics education.