“But I would much prefer students going to college to learn and be prepared for the rigors of the new economic order, rather than dumping fees on them to subsidize football programs that, far from enhancing the academic mission instead make a mockery of it.” OrderEconomicStudentsFootballCollegeProgramPreparedMissionsAcademicBe PreparedMockeryFeesRigorGoing To CollegeEconomic Order Author:Buzz Bissinger
“Economic analysis is the first principle of Marxism. Professors who were genuine leftists would have challenged the entire economics-driven machinery of American academe the wasteful multidepartmental structure, the divisive pedantry of overspecialization, the cronyism and sycophancy in recruitment and promotion, the boondoggling ostentation of pointless conferences, the exploitation of graduate students and part-time teachers, the subservience of faculty to overpaid administrators, the mediocrity and folly of the ruling cliques of the Modern Language Association.” FirstsLanguagePrinciplesTeacherEconomicModernStudentsEconomicsStructureDrivenGenuineAnalysisFollyFacultyProfessorsMediocrityAssociationGraduatesExploitationRulingConferencesMachineryPromotionMarxismPointlessLeftistsAdministratorsPart TimeCliqueRecruitmentGraduate StudentsPedantryOstentationSubservienceCronyismModern Languages Book:Vamps & Tramps: New Essays Source: Vamps & Tramps: New Essays
“No left wing parties have any respect for liberal economic values; and most centre and right wing parties merely promote a paternalistic stateism. Does it thus fall to the self-reliant students of the ruggedly individualist philosophy of magick to champion a certain measured libertarianism?” DoeSelfPhilosophyCertainValuesFallLeftPartyEconomicStudentsWingsChampionLibertarianismCentreRight WingLeft WingSelf ReliantEconomic Value Author:Peter J. Carroll
“Every day I get letters from people thanking me for helping them to become successful, whether because of their personal growth or because of economic rewards. A few of my former students have even become millionaires.” PeopleHelpingGrowthSuccessfulEconomicStudentsBuddhismLettersPersonal GrowthRewardsFormerMillionaireRamaBecoming SuccessfulFormer Students Author:Frederick Lenz
“With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a high standards, mandatory curriculum to get all our students on the road to higher education and a good paying job.” NeedsDifferentSchoolJobsLinesEconomicStudentsHigherStandardsLocalsCurriculumMichiganHigher EducationDifferent DirectionsHigh StandardsSchool Districts Author:Jennifer Granholm
“College has been oversold. It has been oversold to students who end up dropping out or graduating with degrees that don't help them very much in the job market. It also has been oversold to the taxpayers, who foot the bill for subsidies that do nothing to encourage innovation and economic growth.” Has BeensEndsHelpingJobsGrowthFeetEconomicStudentsCollegeDegreesInnovationBillsGraduatesTaxpayersDroppingEconomic GrowthSubsidiesDropping Out Author:Alex Tabarrok
“We can only live the changes we wish to see: we cannot think our way to humanity. Every one of us, every group, must become the model of that which we desire to create. We must break the obsolete social and economic systems that divide the world between the over-privileged and the under-privileged. Each of us, whether government leader or protester, business executive or worker, professor or student, share a common guilt.” ThinkingWorldWayGovernmentDesireHumanityWishSocialCommonLeaderBreakGroupsShareEconomicStudentsModelsGuiltEnvironmentalWorkersExecutivesDividesProfessorsPrivilegedStewardshipObsoleteEconomic Systems Author:Ivan Illich
“Communism wasn't a word that I thought of when I went to Cuba. The original Fidelistas were not Communists. They were graduate students at the university and law students. After the Fidelistas took over, they went to Washington and tried to get support from the U.S. government, which turned them down. They were in a desperate political and economic situation, so they took the offer from the Soviet Union. Communism was a matter of necessity.” MatterGovernmentLawPoliticalSituationSupportEconomicStudentsOffersOriginalsUnionsUniversityCommunismDesperateCommunistSovietGraduatesSoviet UnionCubaGraduate StudentsLaw Students Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“In Mexico, a poor country, higher education is of quite good quality -- and is free. Ten years ago the government tried to impose small fees. There was a national student strike and the government backed down. High tuition is not an economic necessity, as is easy to show, but a debt trap is a good technique of indoctrination and control. And resisting this makes good sense.” YearsCountryShowsGovernmentEasyPoorQualityEconomicStudentsHigherTenYears AgoDebtStrikesTechniqueMexicoTrapsGood SenseResistingFeesIndoctrinationHigher EducationGood QualityTuitionPoor Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“Economists who have studied the relationship between education and economic growth confirm what common sense suggests: The number of college degrees is not nearly as important as how well students develop cognitive skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving ability.” ThinkingWellsImportantProblemGrowthAbilityCommonNumbersEconomicStudentsCollegeSkillsDegreesCriticalCommon SenseProblem SolvingEconomistEconomic GrowthCritical ThinkingCognitiveCollege Degree Author:Derek Bok
“This Constitutional Republic called America is an historic aberration. Any honest student of history will note that the prevailing socio-economic system is feudalism, where a tiny minority control the vast majority of wealth, power, and resources. In doing so, they have absolute control over the 99% of the population. Power equals control.” AmericaWealthEconomicHonestStudentsResourcesAbsolutesMajorityNotesPopulationTinyMinoritiesRepublicHistoricPrevailingEconomic SystemsAberrationFeudalism Author:Howard Nemerov
“Through our government's updated science, technology and innovation strategy, we are making the record investments necessary to push the boundaries of knowledge, create jobs and opportunities, and improve the quality of life of Canadians. Our government's Canada Research Chairs Program develops, attracts and retains top talent researchers in Canada whose research, in turn, creates long-term social and economic benefits while training the next generation of students and researchers in Canada.” LongGovernmentJobsTurnsNextOpportunitySocialTermQualityTechnologyRecordsGenerationsEconomicTalentStudentsBenefitsTrainingResearchProgramInnovationStrategyInvestmentBoundariesLong TermCanadaChairsNext GenerationQuality Of LifeResearchersScience TechnologyTechnology And Innovation Author:Ed Holder
“Our Government understands that local, community organizations are essential in addressing social issues like economic development, poverty, education and integration in Canadian communities. The Community and College Social Innovation Fund will connect the innovative talent of researchers and students at colleges and polytechnics to meet the research needs of local community organizations to build stronger, safer, healthier communities.” NeedsGovernmentSocialCommunityPovertyIssuesEconomicTalentStudentsCollegeDevelopmentEssentialsResearchOrganizationStrongerInnovationLocalsFundIntegrationSocial IssuesInnovativeResearchersEconomic DevelopmentLocal CommunitySocial Innovation Author:Ed Holder