It’s no secret I’m against the student loan scam, but I’ve been fairly alone in identifying one of the two core problems with our higher education system (the other is corrupted accreditation). Don’t get me wrong, the Leftist takeover, student-as-customer paradigm, adjunctification, bureaucratization, boiler-room classes, and quite a few other problems are all issues…but these […] … learn more→
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National Review: End student loans
Brazilian universities fear Bolsonaro plan to eliminate humanities and slash public education budgets
Tens of thousands of students and professors protested nationwide on May 30 against a Jair Bolsonaro administration proposal to slash Brazil’s public education budget and starve university humanities departmentsof resources. It was the second mass demonstration in two weeks against the education policies of Brazil’s divisive new president. Protesters in cities and towns across Brazil took to the streets to condemn […] … learn more→
Does educational innovation reach rural schools?
The rural school is characterized as a type of educational center with a low number of students. This does not allow reaching the minimum quotas to distribute to children in different classrooms and groups according to their educational level. It’s what we call multigrade school . However, this is not an impediment for children of different ages to share […] … learn more→
4 tips to start learning more effectively – all the time
Being able to learn effectively is important for students – and anyone interested in picking up new skills or knowledge. It involves not only increasing the speed at which you’re able to learn new things, but also how well you’re able to retain and recall it. The good news is that there are tips that […] … learn more→
Global collaborations are changing conditions for women in STEM
Broadening the representation and leadership of women in science and engineering continues to be both a focus and a challenge for Canada and the global world. Gender diversity brings a mixture of perspectives and skills on topics from salary disparity to sexual harassment that strengthens the fabric of the academic setting and workforce. Recently, the University of […] … learn more→
Outdoor learning has huge benefits for children and teachers — so why isn’t it used in more schools?
Research shows that healthier and happier children do better in school, and that education is an important determinant of future health. But education is not just about lessons within the four walls of a classroom. The outdoor environment encourages skills such as problem solving and negotiating risk which are important for child development. But opportunities for children to […] … learn more→
New book! Becoming and academic
I have a new book out! Actually, that’s not entirely accurate… My book ‘How to be an Academic’has been re-published in the US by Johns Hopkins University press as‘Becoming an Academic: How to get through Grad School and Beyond’, which means it is now easily available in Europe and the UK as well as the USA. […] … learn more→
How to host a successful chat on Twitter
I have hosted and co-hosted a number of chats on Twitter under existing hashtags, and last month I set up my own Twitter chat on creative research methods. In case you’re new to all this, a hashtag is a way of keeping track of topics and content on Twitter. For example, if you want to know what […] … learn more→
Writing targets – word count, time spent, or chunks?
Many people swear by writing goals. Perhaps it’s all about time. Timers allocate a given number of minutes for each writing session – say thirty minutes each morning, or a couple of hours two or three times a week. Or perhaps they are less motivated by time and more by the number of words written. […] … learn more→
More money to be wasted on failed Community Colleges
It really is remarkable how when a government program or agency fails, the response is to pour even more taxpayer money on it. Just as the epic failures of our CIA/FBI/Military on 911 only led to huge expansions of their already huge budgets, so too do we see the same thing when it comes to […] … learn more→
