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What is a Sylllabus?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

At the beginning of every college class, I hand out a syllabus. What is the purpose of this document? What is in it? How do I plan it? How do I design it? I thought it might be useful or … Continue reading →

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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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Final Exam for Sensation and Perception

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

I thought some of my readers might be interested in seeing the final exam I give for my introduction to Sensation and Perception class. I’d welcome any feedback, if people had it.   You are welcome to use your own … 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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Practical Wisdom and College Teaching

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Twas love at first sight! (At the 6th grade science fair) My last post was a review of Practical Wisdom, a book by Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe, about how wisdom relies on dedicated practice, and how that practice is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fool’s Paradise – Stewart Justman

Posted on November 3, 2005 by

> Fool’s Paradise: The Unreal World of Pop Psychology, by Stewart Justman. Ivan R. Dee, September, 2005. $27.50 You have heard of Dr. Phil, you probably have friends who have adopted the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, you may … Continue reading →

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Book review: My Freshman Year – Rebekah Nathan

Posted on November 3, 2005 by

> My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student, by Rebekah Nathan. Cornell, September 2005, $24 While the “Ivory Tower” of higher education in American is often faulted for being out of touch with the country around … Continue reading →

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