Does College Make You Smarter? Article from NYTimes - 7 views

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  #1 Laura March on 26 Jan 11

   

  New discussion in the New York Times about a study that came out saying college students don't learn as much as the once did. I'd like to know what A Ed 813 thinks!
  http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/24/does-college-make-you-smarter

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">New discussion in the New York Times about a study that came out saying college students don't learn as much as the once did. I'd like to know what A Ed 813 thinks! <br /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/24/does-college-make-you-smarter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/24/does-college-make-you-smarter</a></div>

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  #2 James Rickard on 26 Jan 11

   

  "Have colleges, in their efforts to keep graduation rates high and students happy, dumbed down their curriculums?" This was from that article. We say this almost daily about the high school where I teach. There seems to be a constant dumbing down. We need to change the way we teach as people (students) change without putting true learning in jeopardy. I'm not always sure what that looks like.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Have colleges, in their efforts to keep graduation rates high and students happy, dumbed down their curriculums?" This was from that article. We say this almost daily about the high school where I teach. There seems to be a constant dumbing down. We need to change the way we teach as people (students) change without putting true learning in jeopardy. I'm not always sure what that looks like.</div>

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  #3 Karen Keifer-Boyd on 08 Feb 11

   

  I envision what this might look like where intrinsic motivation for learning is fostered:
  
  Alphanumeric grades become obsolete and instead evaluation, based on criteria set by the student in dialogue with others in areas of student interest, is presented to global teams of mentors via electronic multimedia portfolios that reflect student learning and thinking.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I envision what this might look like where intrinsic motivation for learning is fostered: <br /> <br /> Alphanumeric grades become obsolete and instead evaluation, based on criteria set by the student in dialogue with others in areas of student interest, is presented to global teams of mentors via electronic multimedia portfolios that reflect student learning and thinking.</div>

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