Monthly Archives: October 2015

“learning to learn”

Posted on October 29, 2015 by draulston

A number of us, and I think the School as a whole, say that one of our major goals is to “have students learn how to learn.”  IF such is the case, then it occurred to me a number of … Continue reading →

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NYT plea for “Lecture me. Really.”

Posted on October 18, 2015 by draulston

A friend sent me the following link about the value of lectures in the humanities. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/opinion/sunday/lecture-me-really.html My response follows. ———————————– I get the point, and I do agree that lectures can be good in certain contexts, but the professor who … Continue reading →

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