Andy,
You are definitely not alone. This is something that has been
bothering me for a long time and I think may only get worse in the
future as tuitions keep rising. Below I include an exchange I had
with Diane Ebert-May, who is a leader in research on education
pedagogy. She is at Mic
I have been bothered for a long time by the commodification of not
only university degrees, but the entire educational system itself.
This country's obsession with "free market" ideology may ultimately
be its downfall. The problems with our system start at the earliest
levels of learning
The thing is, many of those European creationist groups are being
funded and encouraged by American organizations intent on spreading
their influence to other continents to create the impression that
this is an international movement and gain more credibility.
On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:55 PM, L