Like that if you enroll at that for-profit online university, you’ll be getting a beneficial and innovative education packed with quality learning and appropriately-qualified classmates, or that you’ll have good luck getting employment in your field of study after you… Continue Reading
A New York man who passed that state’s bar exam will not be allowed to practice law, because he has over $500,000 in student loan debts. He complains, perhaps with some justification, that he needs to have a job that… Continue Reading
And properly so. Creationism is not science, and no one should award degrees in it. So says a commissioner of higher education in the State of Texas and I’m hard-pressed to find a single reason to disagree. Especially since, if… Continue Reading
Didn’t I just take a vacation? How come I’m so stressed out? I’ve had what feels like an unusually stressful week. Couple of weeks. Work has been at what often feels like a frantic pace. I’ve bowed to necessity and… Continue Reading
Here’s a UoP student comment to a hypo about a company potentially able to pin a very illegal act on a “rogue” employee: “This story is a good example of why you should always follow the law because Rick didn’t… Continue Reading
I had lunch today with a guy who is well-connected in local politics. We talked about how the Antelope Valley High School District has recently approved an online charter school, aimed to service “at risk” students who do not succeed… Continue Reading
I’ve got a lot of students in my online classes who aren’t getting good grades. Of course, this is somehow my fault, and for three days now, they’ve been whining about it like excited kindergartners being told there is no… Continue Reading
My second live class will come to an end tomorrow. Fortunately, there isn’t a lot of preparation I have to do for it — I will give a lecture similar to the one I finished with my last live class,… Continue Reading
A Gray Lady article about UoP reveals this criticism: “According to federal statistics and government audits, the university relies more on part-time instructors than all but a few other postsecondary institutions, and its accelerated academic schedule races students through course… Continue Reading
An attorney at the firm asked me today if I’d found any groups in the area since moving here that I wanted to join. The Wife has done well in this regard, having found a Toastmasters group that she likes.… Continue Reading