Some of you may have seen this article already, but it probably has quite a bit of relevance for many of us. Survival of the Fittest.
I think this is the most spot-on: "In the view of Dr. Hersh, a proponent of accountability in higher education, students have to be held responsible for their own initiative, but low standards allow them to coast through their college years with minimal involvement. "That's the real disgrace," he says."
Update: There's also a PBS documentary tied to this article, with a website at http://www.decliningbydegrees.org/. And a book available in June: Declining by Degrees.
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All in all a very depressing article.
Just wanted to say that I've sent some notes I gathered from your blog including Undergrads for research on internet security which I'm helping with, with so thanks a lot Mark. Anny.
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