tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6258228013591212674..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Dumbing Down the Humanities at PrincetonStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-68270905545494897152021-06-03T06:01:08.521-07:002021-06-03T06:01:08.521-07:00Gee, thanks, Sam! Lol!Gee, thanks, Sam! Lol!Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-50065914928727920652021-06-02T09:26:33.684-07:002021-06-02T09:26:33.684-07:00BB, I tallied your pecentages, and I grade you at ...BB, I tallied your pecentages, and I grade you at 100%!Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-31147011613972611992021-06-01T20:03:50.735-07:002021-06-01T20:03:50.735-07:00I visited a class in Molecular Biology at Princeto...I visited a class in Molecular Biology at Princeton in 2018, MOL 460. You would think grading in a scientific course would be based on tests and quizzes. Not so MOL 460. From their course catalog that you can access online:<br /> Requirements/Grading<br /> Paper in lieu of final - 40%<br /> Take home mid term exam - 25%<br /> Oral presentation(s) - 10%<br /> Class/precept participation - 20%<br /> Problem set(s) - 5%<br />As you can see, there’s no monitored objective testing, thus no way to flunk<br /><br /><br />Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-21010616200647853742021-06-01T09:10:29.362-07:002021-06-01T09:10:29.362-07:00I did not take Greek and Latin in college, though ...I did not take Greek and Latin in college, though majoring in physics did acquaint me with Greek letters. Which brings me to wondering why the left are so engaged in dumbing down education. I conclude they want us to be dumb enough to do what they tell us to do. Your mileage may vary. (And that's OK, even though the left hates "OK" and the hand signal so signifying.)Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-55075788323037408272021-06-01T08:02:24.093-07:002021-06-01T08:02:24.093-07:00"China’s enormous interest in Western philoso..."China’s enormous interest in Western philosophy"...apparently Xi Jinping is a fan of Goethe's 'Faust'.<br /><br />Which may be the only thing I have in common with the man.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com