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Friday, December 29. 2017

Process?

New Gen Ed Proposal Reflects Major Philosophical Shift from Knowledge to Process


I think this means the academy either doubts the ability of the students to absorb knowledge or the unwillingness of faculty to convey it. What good is "process" without deep knowledge?  This is pure laziness all around, but I do understand that colleges compete and many paying students do not want to strain their little brains.

Posted by The Barrister in Education at 16:04 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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Known as "mailing it in" in the productive sectors.
#1 BillH on 2017-12-29 16:28 (Reply)
They don't doubt the ability of faculty to convey it so much as they resist the dependence of payscales on the success of the conveyance. Increasingly I question whether they're even interested in whether the knowledge is conveyed. It's just about paychecks and job security. And that will continue to be true as long as there are captive customers and guaranteed income streams. Why should it work any differently from the Post Office?
#2 Texan99 on 2018-01-01 14:22 (Reply)

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