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Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 25th 2014, 5:17 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

I got out of the country before all that hit. My friends from undergrad went through it, though (as teachers, I mean). Some of them are now about to retire and speak quite bitterly about that period....
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 25th 2014, 4:23 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

I know I make light of it, but in truth it upsets me at times to see the way things are going.

I have been teaching since 1977 (first school placement) and think the people in charge lost the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 25th 2014, 4:10 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

The euphemism "teaching more efficiently" is used here a lot ...

I am reminded very much of the tech bubble and the housing crash. At some point people will realize the true worth of a university...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 25th 2014, 2:45 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

Whoever marked this also missed "Law in Order" :lol:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 25th 2014, 2:43 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

TBH, I'm not sure that membership of the Big10, Russell Group or Ivy League (maybe not so much Ivy league) has a lot to do with quality of education, especially these days. Research priorities are...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 25th 2014, 11:31 am
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

Any Bullingdon Club members here on BE?
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 25th 2014, 11:29 am
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

Depends on your definition of an academic.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 24th 2014, 5:41 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

Of course, it is really important to know what a Russell Group university is.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 19th 2014, 8:13 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

It's a Glaswegish thing.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 19th 2014, 8:42 am
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

These days it hardly costs anything, you don't even need to buy a book (though there are cheap second-hand copies on Amazon and eBay for all the classes I teach).

e-books is the way of the future....
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 18th 2014, 3:41 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

Yes, I think it depends on the extent to which you expand the boundary between "targeted learning" (only having to learn what's needed to pass the exam, or for your professional goals) and broader...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 18th 2014, 3:06 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

Actually, I quite like that system as it allows you to put together select chapters from different books, to create a text that ties in exactly with the course you are teaching. It means you (or...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 18th 2014, 12:49 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: Police and Education

:lol: I think students stopped reading textbooks about 10 or 20 years ago. Seriously. It's now PowerPoint slide learning.

[ETA, I wasn't being patronizing, just commenting that students...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 17th 2014, 8:25 am
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: My own brush with Heart Attacks and US Healthcare ...

Exactly the point I was making earlier. After 23 years in schools (13 on one side of the classroom and 10 on the other) and 28 years in universities (10 + 18) I think I have a decent idea of what is...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 16th 2014, 6:08 am
Replies: 222
Views: 7,929
Posted By dunroving

Re: My own brush with Heart Attacks and US Healthcare ...

School isn't the only place education occurs, and I'd say catching someone before they get into university often is a good think, otherwise you might need to uneducate them before you can start...
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