tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5336008857024105388..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Dropout VidShizzle.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57943876054761274942012-07-17T19:23:10.036-04:002012-07-17T19:23:10.036-04:00I like the exchange about moral character vs. perf...I like the exchange about moral character vs. performance character, with David Brooks, beginning about 55 minutes into the full video.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32521102053847407832012-07-17T18:09:50.457-04:002012-07-17T18:09:50.457-04:00What!!?? They thought everything would just be hun...What!!?? They thought everything would just be hunky-dory if they just get the kids into college?? Are we supposed to just be rubber-stamp credential mills?<br /><br />At least the dude recognizes that kids need a different set of academic skills than they are currently bringing.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77699135374733906582012-07-17T17:18:39.305-04:002012-07-17T17:18:39.305-04:00I do the other thing, and it doesn't really re...I do the other thing, and it doesn't really relate well to the comment, rebuttal, or above reply. But it's my experience, so it's the only data that really matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15325463764228517882012-07-16T17:21:41.648-04:002012-07-16T17:21:41.648-04:00FERPA, for sure! Many of my incomings last year si...FERPA, for sure! Many of my incomings last year signed FERPA release forms with no problem. But even so, I express the futility of talking with a parent when the parent isn't the one performing. And yes, one-on-one in person always helps.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13772393172239809362012-07-16T14:21:27.962-04:002012-07-16T14:21:27.962-04:00I do exactly this/do exactly the opposite and I ha...I do exactly this/do exactly the opposite and I have perfect results.Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50759195196739020762012-07-16T12:27:25.480-04:002012-07-16T12:27:25.480-04:00It's here:
http://fora.tv/2012/07/01/NBC_News...It's here:<br /><br />http://fora.tv/2012/07/01/NBC_News_Education_Nation_Can_Character_Be_TaughtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19505709669104328752012-07-16T11:34:32.276-04:002012-07-16T11:34:32.276-04:00Do you have a link to the entire clip? I'd li...Do you have a link to the entire clip? I'd like to see more.Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85244886415975639602012-07-16T00:59:29.392-04:002012-07-16T00:59:29.392-04:00Seriously now: I don't have to, and I must not...Seriously now: I don't have to, and I must not and will not, talk to anyone claiming to be a student's parent, whether on a phone or otherwise. In order to discuss a student's performance in my class with anyone other than the student or a faculty member in my department, I'll need to have a filled-out FERPA release form, signed by the student and specifically authorizing me to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44705256126672004842012-07-16T00:31:14.409-04:002012-07-16T00:31:14.409-04:00Yeah, and shame. Shame worked well for me, too.Yeah, and shame. Shame worked well for me, too.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57636919299837528472012-07-15T23:53:30.231-04:002012-07-15T23:53:30.231-04:00YES: Character can be taught. My parents did it, w...YES: Character can be taught. My parents did it, whenever I acted like a "character," by smacking me in the head. SMACK! SMACK!!! SMACKSMACKSMACK!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37283067229055700362012-07-15T23:38:58.475-04:002012-07-15T23:38:58.475-04:00I won't talk on anyone's cell phone aside ...I won't talk on anyone's cell phone aside from mine, because I don't want their dog germs. Eeewww...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14624879666761789792012-07-15T18:57:52.507-04:002012-07-15T18:57:52.507-04:00The whole clip (over an hour) is something I'd...The whole clip (over an hour) is something I'd like to force K-12 teachers to watch.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11246196614242423922012-07-15T18:45:12.801-04:002012-07-15T18:45:12.801-04:00Wait, they're surprised that parents interfere...Wait, they're surprised that parents interfere and want to negotiate students' grades? How 'in touch' are these people?The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-208426451730913122012-07-15T17:55:52.755-04:002012-07-15T17:55:52.755-04:00Rebuttal.Rebuttal.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4178604949084213612012-07-15T17:40:08.346-04:002012-07-15T17:40:08.346-04:00Comment.Comment.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com