I read today that the Bear Stearns executives are unhappy because they are going to walk away with only a million dollars, instead of a hundred million. It makes we wonder if these highly educated professionals understand what they have done. It makes we wonder if there are any ethics taught in bussiness school, or [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Mar16
Physical activity yes, athletics no
The value of sports in a comprehensive education is unquestionable. Whether it is formal coaching of informal recess, a education without physical activity is not an education, and just like academics the activity must included structured and unstructured time. Structured and unstructured physical activity is so important that the single most negative impact [...]
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Mar11
The norm of college preparatory
It is the current educational common wisdom that every student should be educated as if they were going to college. The philosophy, though likely flawed, is based on good intentions. If some students are going to be educated to less than college standards, then we must choose which ones to educate. Such [...]
