Many years ago when my children were young, they used to do various things that made me pretty angry in the moment. I realized at the time that they weren't doing anything different that most young kids did, but I would still get angry -- shoes not ... [Continue Reading]
Fixing higher education
I read with interest a recent editorial in The Economist, titled "How to make college cheaper". It is an interesting read, and talks about a researcher's thought experiment around how to offer an education currently priced at $26,000 annually for the ... [Continue Reading]
The trouble with our approach to “education”
After a breakfast discussion with a friend about many of the themes explored in the "detox project" (notably about trying to design a blueprint for a more harmonious 21st century), he emailed me this link to a video exploring some of the ways in ... [Continue Reading]
Truthiness in resumes…
Interesting article from Wharton that asks: "When do exaggerations and misstatements cross the line?" Here is a short extract from the article, just to get you chuckling a bit -- He recounts the story of Marilee Jones, a former dean of admissions ... [Continue Reading]
