tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831872275053078956.post5955864361572492667..comments2012-04-18T21:33:37.677-07:00Comments on Tym with a Why: Rice on Education: American Dream on Verge of CollapseTym Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16524259312961676815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831872275053078956.post-59304733540063251912012-03-29T18:56:52.940-07:002012-03-29T18:56:52.940-07:00might i remind you that Rutgers outsted toni morri...might i remind you that Rutgers outsted toni morrison as speaker for Snooki. ( i think that was the case.) Snooki! really?!?!?<br /><br />but seriously, what do you all think of the STEM movement, where they are trying to push students (maybe i should say, encourage) to focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math? Is this dangling the carrot in front of the horse cart, or is this an authentic way to introduce students to these fields that need them?T.O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09863308702990788565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831872275053078956.post-84502609750849369022012-03-25T15:48:28.305-07:002012-03-25T15:48:28.305-07:00It is frightening. Although it is very difficult t...It is frightening. Although it is very difficult to compare education systems across cultures and countries. But I think we can definitely see even now that we are in trouble because of the lack of resources put towards education. For instance, the hundreds of thousands of dollars that our university spends on bringing celebrities to campus for concerts. (the Wiz Khalifa concert alone cost $100,000). But "we don't have money for the arts???"Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907167574436004507noreply@blogger.com