Two TED messages on education by Sir Ken Robinson pinpoint many of the problems (and some of the solutions) facing education today. How Schools Kill Creativity . . Bring on the Revolution
VIDEO – How Schools Kill Creativity, by Sir Ken Robinson
The Rise and Fall of the College Graduation Rate: The Fate of 3 Million Students Remains a Mystery
What happened to 75% of 2004 New College Students? No one knows… More chart information by Jeff Selingo A college’s graduation rate is such a basic consumer fact for would-be students these days that it’s difficult to imagine that the…
Researchers find Hollywood a MAJOR Cause of Teen Drinking
A significant new study led by Dartmouth Medical School professor James Sargent discovered a significant relationship between movie moving and teen alcohol abuse. Published in BMJ Open, the prestigious open research journal of the British Medical Association, the two-year cohort study surveyed 6522…
Can Science Explain Everything? MIT Scientists Says ‘No’
2011 Faith and Science Week: Part 1 By David Wheeler in Percolator Washington — There’s a new bully on the intellectual block, shoving scholars around. Lots of them are caving into the threats. The bully’s name is “scientism,” the belief that science…
Where are the Christians in Academia? by Gabe Lyons
“The LORD has chosen Bezalel and filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of arts, as well as the ability to teach others.” –Exodus 35:30-33 We’re still field testing the new…
The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters
by Benjamin Ginsberg Until very recently, American colleges and universities were led primarily by their faculties. In his new book, The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters, Benjamin Ginsberg argues that the explosive growth of…
The Dot Connector: Fostering Collaboration in Non-profit Arts Education
Competition for funding is fierce among non-profits who are working in the same niche. But for these outcome-oriented companies, is competing against each other the most effective strategy? Strive Partnerships demonstrates another approach by fostering collaborative relationships that leverage the diverse assets of the non-profits serving Cincinnati’s education system.
A Critique of ALL Religions: Chinese Intellectuals and the Church, by David Jeffrey
Follow up to: Partnership not Persecution: A Modest Proposal for the Future of China and her Christian Intellectuals by David Lyle Jeffrey in Books and Culture I was privileged recently to attend a conference on Marxism and Christianity in China. The venue was…
Discrimination in the Academy – Researcher Finds Empirical Evidence of Religious and Political Bias in American Higher Education
Hollywood and the American University System both under attack for compromising excellence in pursuit of political correctness Last week’s kerfuffle over two books charging Hollywood with bias against conservatives probably won’t make a great deal of difference in the entertainment industry.…
Two Handed Warriors Podcast/MP3: Gary David Stratton at Geneva College
Culture-making Education through Devotion to BOTH the Life of the Mind AND the Life of the Spirit Ever wonder what casting a vision for two-handed warfare might sound like when addressing college students? Here’s one attempt from Geneva College (Pennsylvania.)…
How Technology is Facilitating Education: Awesome Chart of a Growing Trend
Fascinating infographic of the use of Social Media and other technology among college faculty and students from mastersineducation.org ++ Click to Enlarge Image ++Via:Masters in Education.org
The Myth of the Starving Artist – Survey of 13,000 Arts Program Grads Reveals Fulfillment and (gasp) Employment!
First major survey of arts grads finds that, despite low pay, respondents report high levels of employment and fulfillment. by Dan Berrett in Inside Higher Ed – May 3, 2011 Conventional wisdom has long-held that pursuing a career in the arts…