“They might attend their lectures, do additional hours of study and get good grades; but … what are students learning in college? A recent article in the New York Times asks just this question: ‘what are America’s kids actually learning in college?’. Thanks to Peter C for sending on the link …” (more)
[Martin Ryan, Geary Behavioural Economics Blog, 9 March]
“I have come to Ireland to learn, and quite frankly, I may have developed a lifelong addiction to it. Not Ireland (although that is quite possible too!), but the learning thing. A few years ago, my friend Mylene who already had an undergraduate degree in biology, undertook a law degree (at 40 something) and I thought she was completely nuts …” (more)
[The Frog Has Landed, 24 February]
Ninth Level Ireland 