Seeing as how I’m an education dinosaur, having taught for the past 32 years, I’ve seen many a fad, meme, phase and reform come and go during my career. Each of these aforesaid events was billed as the new reality and the change that would ignite the staid and conservative field into a dynamo that… Continue reading College Is For Everyone… Except for Those It’s Not
Category: Higher education
The Ignorant Racists Respond to Obama’s Call for Higher Education – PIC
So the President used his weekly address to call on students and parents to work on achieving higher education and he spoke of ways to make that happen. And just as expected, right on cue, those with the least education among us jumped on YouTube and commented on the president and his message the only way… Continue reading The Ignorant Racists Respond to Obama’s Call for Higher Education – PIC
President’s Weekly Address – The Ability To Afford Higher Education
President Obama used his weekly address to talk about the start of a new school year and the importance of preparing for an education beyond high school. Said the president; And so today, I want to talk directly with students and parents about one of the most important things any of you can do this… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – The Ability To Afford Higher Education
Fighting For Students – President Calls On Congress to Work FOR Students, Not Against Them
President Barack Obama urged Congress to limit student-loan rate increases, calling higher education an “economic imperative.” Going to college is “an economic imperative that every family must be able to afford,” the President said Saturday in his weekly address. Student-loan rates are set to be the next big issue split along party lines, and Obama… Continue reading Fighting For Students – President Calls On Congress to Work FOR Students, Not Against Them