Post-it_Scholastic Sign in -or- Register Where Teachers Come First bookwizardMy Book Lists GO Instant access to reproducibles Downloadable eBooks Scholastic School to Home Teacher Resources Products & Services Online Shopping Teacher Update Newsletter Sign up today for free teaching ideas, lesson plans, online activities, tips for your classroom, and much more. See a sample > About Scholastic Our Website Need Help? Join Us Online PRIVACY POLICY · Terms of Use · TM ® & © 2014 Scholastic Inc. These sites are a great help to me as a Grade 3 Philanthropy Daily® » Anti-intellectualism and higher education The new emphasis on accountability in higher education can have its upsides but the last couple of weeks have reminded me about the anti-intellectualism that often seems to come with such movements. A couple of weeks ago, Rick Scott, Governor of Florida, suggested that producing degrees in anthropology was not a "vital interest" of his state. He told some editorial writers that there are only a limited number of jobs for anthropologists and wondered why were were producing so many. As a case in point, he cited his daughter who has a degree in anthropology from the College of William and Mary and said that her major did not lead her to a job. A predictable uproar over these comments ensued, with academics across the country accusing Scott of knowing nothing about higher education. As it turns out, Mr. Parents have joked for years about their kids' decisions to major in English or Philosophy, complaining to each other that these are not practical majors. What accounts for those gaps?
The Case Against Education: The Project Evolves In the last Table of Contents for The Case Against Education, chapter two is "Useless Studies with Big Payoffs: The Puzzle Is Real." After writing this chapter for three months, I realized I had to split the discussion. Now there will be a full chapter showing that students learn few job skills in school, followed by a separate chapter showing that the education premium, though sharply exaggerated my mainstream labor economists, is still quite high. Other big change: I got so many positive reactions to the dialog chapter in Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids that I decided to end my education book the same way. Here's my full revised Table of Contents. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The Magic of Education Chapter 2: The Puzzle Is Real: The Ubiquity of Useless Education Chapter 3: The Puzzle Is Real: The Handsome Rewards of Useless Education Chapter 4: Measuring Signaling Chapter 5: Who Cares If It's Signaling? Chapter 6: Nourishing Mother: Is Education Good for the Soul? P.S.
Other Free Teaching Resources The De-tech-tive 4 Teachers Pearson PR Backfires. Education Publisher Accused of Censorship and Propaganda Educators, parents, and education activists from around the country cried foul as Pearson, the largest private provider of education-related products and services, blocked educators from voicing their opinion on Pearson's new website, Parents, Kids, and Testing. The site was part of a campaign created by Pearson to offset its growing wave of negative publicity. It featured links to articles that praised the new focus on testing-centered -curriculum and evaluation, and invited public comment. However, educators quickly complained that comments that failed to fully endorse Pearson were immediately removed from the site, with many posters being barred completely. Within hours, social media sites buzzed with the battle that was taking place. Pearson had recently been under-fire for its high stakes tests, test prep materials, and other ed -reform activities and was the subject of a national boycott lead by United Opt Out.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition - Paulo Freire