joshuago’s education Bookmarks

Long-term, jobs can only come through education, training and investment in regions of the country that are not IT centers. No quick fix.

Stay focused and don't make it about you; pursue the tone of the text. But let it be informed and colored by the tone of the bigger picture. Written for Christian preachers, but principles are generally applicable.

How a newspaper company got in the business of for-profit higher education and took heat for exploiting the poor. Also, how it benefited from government policy and dealt with internal culture clashes.

A community college professor provides a clearer picture by celebrating successes and acknowledging failures, while asserting unwavering optimism about the institution's unique and crucial role in America's future.

Blocking off enough alone time is an important component of a well-functioning social life. If we want to get the most out of the time we spend with people, we should make sure we’re spending enough of it away from them.

College is where we're supposed to improve our skills in critical thinking, complex reasoning, and communication. We're not doing that.

An exploration of the glaring shortcomings and perverse incentives in higher education. The symptoms are increased costs without commensurate value delivered. The causes can be traced to an arms race among institutions for higher rankings.

School should be about learning, not looking good.

Journalists (or journalism students) who believe the drivel about passives being bad are just imbibing tired old nonsense repeated by generations of usage-pontificating idiots plagiarizing from each other.

In every waking moment, students now are bombarded with the din of the marketplace and encouraged to join in the madness of crowds. But in an empty room—without a high-definition, widescreen TV—one stands alone and is forced to confront the truth about oneself.