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April 13, 2015

Graduates think they’re well prepared for the job market. Employers aren’t so sure.

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February 27, 2015

Too-engaging lecturers can breed overconfidence

"Eloquent and engaging scientific communicators in the mould of physicist Brian Cox make learning seem fun and easy. So much so that a new study says they risk breeding overconfidence. When a presenter is seen to handle complicated information effortlessly, students sense wrongly that they too have acquired a firm grasp of the material." See, …

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January 23, 2015

Author Interview: David Hammes

Professor Emeritus David Hammes was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has lived and worked in California, Canada, Australia, and most recently, Hawaii. His recent retirement from teaching has allowed him to spend time with his wife, Kathy, and his two sons, Mark and Steven. He enjoys reading, writing, and ultramarathoning at distances up to 50 miles. David took time out of …

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November 28, 2012

No good deed

A former instructor blew the whistle on an English as a Second Language program that apparently tolerated substandard work and plagiarism from full-tuition-paying international students. The whistle-blower photocopied plagiarized student papers as evidence for her claims. She "was charged by SUU police for misdemeanor theft of lost property on Monday, and barred from campus upon threat of …

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November 15, 2012

So I come to school with my shirt inside-out

...after going to my early morning community meeting, also with my shirt inside-out. But the day was only starting. So I was in my office and I decided to take a break and read Gawker but just as I pulled the page up a student walked in to ask about registering for a class, and when …

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October 23, 2012

The Next Big Thing

As a New York City public school teacher, I’ve been attending meetings for almost three decades. There’s always an urgent problem that absolutely cannot wait. Students need more test prep. Students need less test prep. Teachers must stand. Teachers must not read aloud. Teachers must sit in rocking chairs and read aloud. Students must do …

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