General category for self education and gaining an education by going to some school or trade school.
Let me tell you that this course really made my socks roll up and down. I am really, really, impressed. Wolfson comes across as having a passion for the subject. He is really knows what he is talking about. The lesson progression from basic toward the more complex is excellent to the point of perfect. As a result, the course outline is very well laid out.
A student with a medical problem could not attend the first day of classes at Santiago Canyon College, a junior college in Orange California. The student sent all the faculty she was to take classes from e-mail notifying them that she may not be able to attend the first day of class. The notification was sent on Friday before the Monday classes began, thinking she was giving two days notice. Two of the faculty, allegedly, did not read their e-mail…
It appears that many people are having difficulty listening and viewing The Great Courses on various devices. I wrote this post when I found that applications for hand held devices, to view and listen to The Great Courses, were getting bad reader reviews. There is an elegant solution. It is a bit complicated at first but there are some shortcuts after you go through this process once. Actually, I found this process quite fast so long as I remembered my…
LA Times article, Thurs. May 16, 2013, LA Extra page AA, Brown urges UC to speed graduations. By Larry Gordon The California governor wants a college education to take 4 not 6 years. There are some factors that are not readily apparent causing this problem. I will list a few. Please note that as I list each factor that factor in itself is a self sustaining problem that adds to the next factor. To solve this problem, each factor should…
Two of the faculty, allegedly, did not read the first e-mail and gave the student’s classroom seat to other students. The faculty claimed they did not have enough time to read all their e-mail.
The following is an edited version of actual correspondence. SC: I ran into Dr. T. I described to him, as I could best describe how you told me the way you perform in your classroom, not having viewed your “performance” but just what I could remember from your telling me, and passed out but a few phrases to Dr. T. He picked up on a small reoccurring theme from my most inadequate description of you and told me that sociology…
A previous post (490) was sent to an Assistant Professor of Sociology. I asked his opinion for the accuracy of the post. This is his response: I will be somewhat broad and brief since this is a rather complex issue. At the heart of the problem is the notion of patriarchy and power. In other words, it is a man’s world, hence men rule. This idea is inculcated through socialization, i.e. brainwashing of both girls and boys who are told…
Charles B. Reed, Chancellor for the California State University system sent out a memo, 1-9-09, titled “Cost Saving Measures and Budget Update”. The e-mail reminds the reader of the simply awful financial situation the people of California face which has impacted the CSU system. The Chancellor describes the cost cutting efforts of his office: Travel restrictions for employees. Cancellation of all non-critical equipment and supply purchases Hiring freeze on all positions except those essential to the operation of the university….
We received this private e-mail: I got a great film for you: Zeitgeist. You can view it for free online. Do a quick search. Can be found here: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ “There is some controversy at (CSU) Fullerton regarding this film. … A student informed me that a student was doing some research on it in the library. He wanted to screen it on campus. While in class, campus police (allegedly) came and physically removed him and interrogated him regarding his research…
It has been this web site’s policy to promote exit interviews. We received a copy of this e-mail sent to all UCSB campus employees. We applaud this effort by University of California at Santa Barbara. We wish more public and private institutions would require this process E-mail sent to us follows: May 14, 2008 TO: Campus Community From: … Human Resources RE: Exit Interview for Separated Career Employees UCSB is committed to being an outstanding employer! In an effort to…