Comments on: Another call for more transparency in higher education http://www.theother85percent.com/2008/06/another-call-for-more-transparency-in-higher-education/ Working adults and the new world of higher education Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:30:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charlie http://www.theother85percent.com/2008/06/another-call-for-more-transparency-in-higher-education/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Charlie Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:07:33 +0000 http://www.theother85percent.com/?p=24#comment-959 First, I'd like to thank you for making a genuine effort to discuss the situation of higher education. This is my first time visiting, and I find your thoughts quite interesting to read. I think demonstrating student success somehow is a good idea; a more informed marketplace can make better choices. I do worry though that calls like this could lead to legislation like what is now snuffing out all the creativity and true academic pursuit in K-12 education. A fellow that teaches 7th-grade math a one of the schools I sub at noted that a lot of the "reforms" seen in schools is now trying to be implemnted in colleges. He and I are both quite concerned that this could lead to serious degradation (I think I spelled that right) of academic freedom and inquiry that makes college so special, and really, so much fun. Do you think that that's a possibility with these proposals, or will the academic community do something to preserve its freedom of inquiry and encouragment of students learning what they choose as they choose to do so? First, I’d like to thank you for making a genuine effort to discuss the situation of higher education. This is my first time visiting, and I find your thoughts quite interesting to read.

I think demonstrating student success somehow is a good idea; a more informed marketplace can make better choices. I do worry though that calls like this could lead to legislation like what is now snuffing out all the creativity and true academic pursuit in K-12 education. A fellow that teaches 7th-grade math a one of the schools I sub at noted that a lot of the “reforms” seen in schools is now trying to be implemnted in colleges. He and I are both quite concerned that this could lead to serious degradation (I think I spelled that right) of academic freedom and inquiry that makes college so special, and really, so much fun.

Do you think that that’s a possibility with these proposals, or will the academic community do something to preserve its freedom of inquiry and encouragment of students learning what they choose as they choose to do so?

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