tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8831359943014121253..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: More on college readiness/success & graduation ratesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80382888936759409922016-03-28T19:51:44.463-04:002016-03-28T19:51:44.463-04:00And those of us at open admission schools have an ...And those of us at open admission schools have an even worse row to hoe: we have students without the abilities who are taking on debt to try to complete a degree. And sometimes it is too much for them. I often advise lower class loads than my college would like simply because these students have families and full-time jobs. And pulling a four course load does not work for most of them. I also Madame Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777676382203865143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44884845733427117162016-03-26T10:47:07.063-04:002016-03-26T10:47:07.063-04:00One of the dumbest thing my students do is to ente...One of the dumbest thing my students do is to enter an answer that is correct for another question, but wrong for the question they're on at the time.<br /><br />;-) Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82416869344779717242016-03-26T00:38:36.627-04:002016-03-26T00:38:36.627-04:00Sorry, meant to reply to "dumbest things"...Sorry, meant to reply to "dumbest things" thread, not this one.Old Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67682980561125386252016-03-26T00:36:28.786-04:002016-03-26T00:36:28.786-04:00The dumbest, dumbest thing? Off-track exam respons...The dumbest, dumbest thing? Off-track exam responses that simply IGNORE the question asked, often to the point of bizarreness. As though I'm somehow magically not going to notice the blatant irrelevance and lack of knowledge!Old Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46441074421227571312016-03-25T23:54:06.615-04:002016-03-25T23:54:06.615-04:00Cassandra, it is like you have entered my brain an...Cassandra, it is like you have entered my brain and replicated my exact pattern of synapses. (I am drunk now, so that feeling of euphoria you're experiencing might not be the result of your own imbibing. You're welcome---or should I say "your welcome.") Anyhoo...<br /><br />Your pseudonymn could not be more appropriate. You have summarised the problem and thereby indicated the Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62033469481414336802016-03-25T17:24:26.975-04:002016-03-25T17:24:26.975-04:00^ this.
Thank you Cassandra.
It is no better in C...^ this.<br />Thank you Cassandra.<br /><br />It is no better in Canada, not really.<br />Stats Can doesn't well capture/measure real data (http://higheredstrategy.com/category/statistics-canada/ )<br /><br />so knowing much about the problem is hard.<br /><br />Those that do graduate owe on average $25,000+ And some go back to scool when they can't find work.<br />http://www.statcan.gc.caCrotchetyCanadianCrankhttp://www.macleans.ca/education/free-tuition-is-good-but-its-just-a-start/noreply@blogger.com