Category Archives: EDUCATION

I don’t know if it’s become prevalent, but I do know it’s more obvious…an awful lot of students are cheating on their research papers, at least in literature studies, based on the google hits I get.  This search term says … Continue reading → Continue reading →

School bells ring and children sing It’s back to Robert Hall again. Mother knows for better clothes It’s back to Robert Hall again.  You’ll save more on clothes for school, Shop at Robert Hall! Well in my neck of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Science can learn more from studies of the simple things. Just like on the TV news, where babies, it was finally found, are smart enough to know they’re supposed to learn from people just like them only bigger and with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From The Dilbert Blog morning entry on Pascal’s wager, I found my time-consuming, thought-provoking, contemplating, debatable topic for the day. More stuff to read here and here, and even then I doubt I’ll come to a conclusion. Continue reading →

Really.  I want to get paid for the work I’m doing when I don’t even have the slightest clue about this stuff.  I think my lawyer’s smart enough to use me as a proofreader and mathematician and paranoia-driven stickler for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Fascinating program tonight on NOVA Science Now.  Dinosaur bones that yield soft tissue and cellular structure–just think of what we can learn from that.  Kryptos–an artistic structure created for the CIA headquarters that took years to decode.  And of top … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There are a lot of weblogs I read, sites I visit to keep up with a variety of interesting topics that time and circumstance prevent from studying in a more disciplined and focused manner.  Literature, writing, poetry, education, honest politics, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I saw this on the news last night and tracked down an article in the New York Daily News: It’s a Cash Course.  Some students in certain schools in Staten Island may get paid for getting good grades.  Incentive or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well that’s it then.  I’m done banging my head against their ivy-covered walls.  Wasted time, wasted money when I can’t even land a freakin’ clerk typist job. Continue reading →

Bummer.  Got all excited when I saw a class at Tunxis for Computer Animation scheduled for the summer.  Guess it was cancelled before it even started.  I would’ve gone. Need a nighttime class and need to scout out other colleges … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Last night’s news had me halfway between laughing and crying.  On the one hand, we have investigators cracking down on the number of students from one town (likely inner-city Hartford) catching rides, hopping buses, every weekday morning just to attend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is the second thing that bothered me this morning, though it’s been nudging me a while but brought up again recently by some interesting posts about student attitude over at Steve Ersinghaus’ place. You’ve all heard of Rate My … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m seeing more and more hits from Turn It In lately in the stats.  Checking the stats occasionally is a fascinating experience; I love seeing what’s been Googled to lead the Googlers here.  It’s amazing.  It’s also made me more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve posted on this before, but this is exciting: MIT to offer its courses free online. No degree or credits, but I have little doubt that this will indeed stand for something (as all credentials do) in the near future.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My dad felt bad when I told him I was going to start courses at a local community college.  I was fifty-something.  I knew he’d be hurt because he was ashamed of the fact that he couldn’t afford to have … Continue reading → Continue reading →