Everyone recognizes the problem of the increasing cost and diminishing returns on a college education.Ā There are steps that anyone can take to reduce cost and increase effectiveness. āWeāve got a crisis in terms of college affordability and student debt.āā¦
Admissions standards and requirements are changing.Ā Student and family expectations are likewise in flux.Ā Responsible leadership recognizes the complexities playing on the mind and heart of students.Ā Honesty, rather than twisting trepidation and apprehension into enrollment and cash flow, isā¦
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¦
The fundamentals of a free thinking society, communication and ciphering ability, are not do-dads, or throw-aways but essentials for a university to meet its public responsibilities and have durable economic impact. “So what does business need from our educational system?Ā ā¦
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¦
Standardized measures never capture the essence of anything, although they provide dimensions: length, width, and depth ā descriptions — but not essence.Ā Tests, grades, and performance measures devoid of dreams and desires are gibberish. Measures are frail rhetoric and detrimentalā¦
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¦
Guiding any organization by entitlementās nose is risky: It is ruinous in universities. And, while entitlement rears its quality-killing head too frequently in learning environments, it is not yet pervasive. But, itās on the way. āYou cannot help people permanentlyā¦
