On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Michael Perelman wrote:
>
>> The New York Times has a fascinating article about Berea College, a school
>> that has no tuition, but expects students to work 10 hours a week.  The
>> school has a healthy endowment of $1 billion, but seems to use it for
>> supporting education rather than fancy buildings.
>>
>>
> This was how Black Mountain College worked. A century from now, scholars
> will be writing about the impact of Black Mountain while the ivy league will
> be a mere footnote.


interesting. i missed michael's initial post and will have to go dig it up.
i have a friend and former colleague who i believe had two daughters attend
berea and it seems to work quite well. he spent a good part of a sabbatical
year there, as well. i admit i would be (almost) happy if students committed
to ten hours a week on their coursework. lol.

j


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