From an essay by Albert Einstein on capitalism: “This crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism. Our whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation for his future career.” I disagree with Einstein aboutContinue reading “Einstein on Capitalism and Education”
Daily Archives: March 2, 2014
Great Description of the Problems in a View of Students as Customers
Good essay describing a corrosive trend. I think it needs to consider one more element: how many of its faculty are full time, tenure track, have terminal degrees, and what’s their teaching load? If you have well-supported faculty, and if more than 90% of your courses are taught by full time, tenure track faculty, andContinue reading “Great Description of the Problems in a View of Students as Customers”
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 