Monday, March 06, 2006

From the Chronicle of higher Education, news that: COLLEGE PROFESSORS AND SCHOOLTEACHERS differ significantly in their assessments of students' writing abilities, according to two Chronicle surveys that are being released today as part of a special supplement on the course of American education. In the surveys, nearly half of faculty members -- but only 10 percent of teachers -- said students were not well prepared for college-level writing. There was also a large gap in the educators' views of mathematics readiness. --> SEE http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i27/27b00901.htm The gap is worse than the raw numbers suggest, when you consider that college professors aren't inferring from a sample of all high school students, but instead forming a judgment based only on observation of those who go to college. 9:26:51 AM    comment []

US envoy hints at Iran strike. · Nuclear plant can be 'taken out' · UN agency meets to send report to security council [Guardian Unlimited] 5:43:30 AM    comment []

Barry Wellman: How to Write -- and Edit -- a Paper [del.icio.us]. Outline with lots and lots of pointers, ideas and common mistakes for people writing an academic paper. Would be useful for students as well as for academics. By noemail@noemail.org (Jill). [jill/txt] (Or you can get the paper at How to Write a Paper (PDF).) Also from Jill, this great post with great news: i won a PRIZE for RESEARCH BLOGGING!!!!. 5:43:28 AM    comment []

'The Case for Goliath,' by Michael Mandelbaum: American World Order. Michael Mandelbaum argues U.S. dominance is better than the alternatives. By Review by MARTIN WALKER. [NYT > Books] 5:43:13 AM    comment []