university
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Five Purposes of Higher Education
What do you think higher education is for? Back in September, Richard Kahlenberg gave a convocation speech in which he outlined five “Purposes of Higher Education.” I don’t entirely buy them. Kahlenberg, in his speech, is critical of the extent to which higher education has accomplished these things; I wonder whether they should be our Continue reading
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How Do Games Help Us Learn?
In an early post of mine, you can read about a couple of games that I have used in my classes to get students moving, talking and thinking: a getting-to-know-you game, and a grammar relay race. A few weeks ago, a reader (OnQuicken), left a comment on that old post, asking to hear about more classroom games. Continue reading
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University Isn’t Everything
This is the final post in our series “What Students Think Should Change About School.” In today’s post, Ruth explains that our fixation on getting everyone to university means a poorer education for everyone. * Society has this idea that certain levels of education are necessary for a person to have any worth. I think Continue reading
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If You Can’t Pay for College, Don’t Go
What would students like to change about school? Our series continues. Today’s post is from Aewl. His perspective? College should be reserved for those who can pay for it. * I’m currently a Freshman at a local Junior College. All my classes are online classes as I work during the day full time as a Continue reading
About Me
My job is to teach people to read and write; aside from that, I like to learn things.
Classroom as Microcosm 