In the best cases, technical education is not just training.Ā In the worst cases, training in literature, history, and mathematics is not always education. Oversimplifications do injustice to both pursuits. āIf you want to teach people a new way ofā¦
Itās the season when many soon-to-be high school graduates seek a place to study.Ā Believe some of what you read, a great deal of what you see, and make sure the selection feels right. Be careful. āThere is no suchā¦
High-schoolers, make your study choices carefully.Ā Look inside your heart, soul and mind:Ā Determine whatās right for you. “We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by theā¦
The beauty of American higher education is the coupling of thought and action:Ā Thinking people putting ideas to work make a university strong.Ā Itās the foundation of a free society to boot. But is it a disappearing reality? āYou see,ā¦
Students and families should understand what is desired from an education. Socially or politically prescribed solutions for personal aspirations donāt work. “Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all thatā¦
Increasing college costs and decreasing employment opportunity have produced an avalanche of studies regarding the value of college degrees. Sometimes more information is not better. A āback to basicsā understanding would be valuable to all. āNowadays people know the priceā¦
The number and value of college degrees produced in the U.S. will be a bone of contention for a long time and the marrow of that bone is that the cost of the degree is no longer borne solely byā¦
Universities will change to meet changing student needs. Some within the higher education establishment fear looming changes. Change should be embraced by them for the opportunity offered to diverse students. “Many of the most powerful forces driving change in higherā¦
This was originally published on May 14, 2012. It may be worth a second read. Walter V. Wendler ______________________________________________________ Dear Graduating Senior, I am begging your pardon for a somber reflection amidst the joy of accomplishment: not to be aā¦
Finding the right college to fit individual needs is critical, and one size does not fit all. Only thoughtful personal consideration should guide decision making. However, some issues cannot be overlooked. “The college search doesn’t have to begin and endā¦
The changing nature of students, their interests and abilities, requires that our universities change too. While they do, we must remember the attributes of learning and insight, and the abilities and skills that make the university valuable to all changeā¦
