Tag Archives: college

Personal Drivers and Blind Spots in Study on Poor Smart Kids and College Choice

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

There has been a trickle of misinformed media reports about a recent study from Caroline Hoxby and Christopher Avery, and the latest (from the Atlantic, of course) brought my frustration above the level necessary for a blog post. Apologies in … Continue reading →

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Don’t Just Click There, DO Something

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

There is a predictable uproar about the latest installment, in Forbes this time, of our national conversation entitled: Golly Aren’t Academics Living Lazy Leisurely Lives (GAALLLL, for short). I don’t have much to say but I want to remind people … Continue reading →

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“Then, they came for the 3rd grade teachers, and I said nothing”

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

German pastor Martin Niemoller is quoted as saying First they came for the communists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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