January 13, 2010
Two years ago I blogged that the hard sciences had not suffered the political correctness that has hamstrung the social sciences. In response, Frank Tipler, a mathematical physicist at T......
January 13, 2010
How do we know whether American universities are really educating students?
January 12, 2010
Last week I posted a copy of an exam from an introductory sociology class, forwarded to me by a colleague. The test was graded 100%. I quoted the exam at length and noted that sadly “A student......
January 11, 2010
I received the following post from Concord Review editor Will Fitzhugh. This book excerpt drives home the need for high schools to emphasize more writing and research. As a college instructor of "hi......
January 8, 2010
Apparently it's it's not a big deal to note the influence of Marxist ideas in schools of education, as long as it's done by a member of the guild. Check out this recent piece by our frie......