College freshmen have just completed their first semester at their chosen schools. All over the country, and indeed all over the world, dorms have been settled into, majors and classes … Continue reading ““To Carthage Then I Came””
A columnist covering K-12 education, I come to you, dear reader, with a warning: There’s a coming wave of college-freshman failure that will stress the institutions and systems of our … Continue reading “The Coming Wave of Freshman Failure”
Marist College for the last few years has carried forward a project originally conducted by Beloit College in 1998. The idea was to create a profile of topics of concern … Continue reading “The Asinine Politics of the Marist Mindset List”
Often, incoming freshmen receive their first university assignment before the school year even begins: the summer reading. Many institutions see the summer reading assignment as an opportunity for new students … Continue reading “Are Summer Reading Assignments Indoctrinating Freshmen?”
So you think you might like teaching college English. You love the language and its great works. Lots of people are like that, including me. Good, but beware. Teaching college … Continue reading “Teaching Freshman English: It’s a Battlefield”