There is an Opinion piece by Bob Herbert in the New York Times, College: The Easy Way that is worth reading. He discusses a systematic study which found a large fraction of American college graduates did not seem any better educated than when they started college. The study is published in a book, Academically Adrift by Richard Arum and Josipa Roska, which raises important and fundamental questions about the responsibilities of both students, faculty, and administrators.
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But have you seen Peter Brooks on this in the NYRB? http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/mar/24/our-universities-how-bad-how-good/?pagination=false
ReplyDeleteI reckon the physics courses at UQ have significantly improved the past couple years. 3rd year courses have experiments now!
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