Tuesday, November 10, 2009

"Old Europe"?

from a student paper:
"Anti-Judaism, which reached its height in Middle-Aged European countries, was firmly based in religious belief."

Friday, November 06, 2009

Eye-Sore

"We're still tied up in the word and the number and that old hierarchy. The image was there before the word, and we are really going fuddy-duddy."
—faculty member, in discussion of curriculum and standards, criticizing the emphasis on improving student writing, analytical reasoning, and quantitative skills

The Write Stuff


"I'm curious as to why we think all students need to write well."

—faculty member in discussion about requirements and standards