tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post4002030768037093603..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Dismal would be an improvementMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-62804297816372482962011-06-22T14:06:17.563-05:002011-06-22T14:06:17.563-05:00I'm thinking Bruininks' problem isn't ...<i>I'm thinking Bruininks' problem isn't with mathematics, but with ethics, gracious host. It's not ethical to describe an 8% hike in funding as dismal, nor is it ethical to continually accept students who realistically have no chance of graduating.</i><br /><br />I'd agree with both statements, BB.<br /><br /><i>How's Beloit's ethics program? :^)</i><br /><br />Situational, of course.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-52380830102151119222011-06-22T13:37:25.782-05:002011-06-22T13:37:25.782-05:00I'm thinking Bruininks' problem isn't ...I'm thinking Bruininks' problem isn't with mathematics, but with ethics, gracious host. It's not ethical to describe an 8% hike in funding as dismal, nor is it ethical to continually accept students who realistically have no chance of graduating.<br /><br />How's Beloit's ethics program? :^)Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-26560685804105800972011-06-22T13:05:11.971-05:002011-06-22T13:05:11.971-05:00Absolutely, WBP.
Looks like it's time to bala...Absolutely, WBP.<br /><br /><i>Looks like it's time to balance the budget by telling the U that there will be no remedial courses offered</i><br /><br />Tough love, Bubba -- sounds like Bruininks would benefit from taking a remedial math course. Maybe he could take the course at a lesser institution of learning like Beloit College. ;)Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-79747068849251974702011-06-22T12:07:34.742-05:002011-06-22T12:07:34.742-05:00Looks like it's time to balance the budget by ...Looks like it's time to balance the budget by telling the U that there will be no remedial courses offered; fully 1/3 of incoming freshmen require them, and only about 13% of those who take them ever graduate. You could theoretically cut a billion from the annual budget that way.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-48548790307452069822011-06-22T10:02:21.539-05:002011-06-22T10:02:21.539-05:00This is all about manipulating their core constitu...This is all about manipulating their core constituency. I've got family who is salaried public university in MN and his paycheck is threatened by what's going on. [Now he's a lib, but his wife (my sister) isn't.] Who's fault is it? I'll give you one guess. The Left is happy to make people suffer in real life if only they can help them in the abstract.W.B. Picklesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187309512838841997noreply@blogger.com