Tag Archives: Education

The Changing Media World – Structured Discussions

I recently filled out a questionnaire for Bloomberg News about my satisfaction with their website. I gave them a “low score”. I didn’t pay much attention to it because I get at least one request for a major survey a … Continue reading

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Something’s Rotten from the STEM to the Core

I was a member of the Jacksonville FL STEM Task Force during 2012. To launch the effort, we were given some high-level government generated handout material which included Dept. of Commerce STEM Introduction July 2011 Not willing to just accept … Continue reading

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This is NOT Just “Another” Recession

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. People are not looking widely enough at the crisis we are in. While the protests are called “Occupy Wall Street”, this is NOT only an economic problem. … Continue reading

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Impending Crisis in Student Loans

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from hdent: I think it is great people are trading ideas on all of these topics. I am not sure how … Continue reading

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Failure of the Universities

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. This is the first comment I’ve seen about problems with colleges and universities. But remember, they are part of the University – Military – Industrial complex and … Continue reading

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Race To Nowhere

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list Here is the lead in post from halfdaykindergarten: Stop the Race to Nowhere… www.racetonowhere.com Congress and the administration should recognize that the push for national standards is … Continue reading

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