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...train students to become future scientists or to enable students to take more advanced science classes” simply to get a “real world connection” is patronizing. Similarly, a Math 55 alum required to take statistics so they can see “real world applications” will likely fall asleep. The Faculty should trust ambitious students who wish to take difficult and comprehensive departmental courses to make real-world connections for themselves, as long as the courses are not too parochial.This logic points to a clear solution: a two-tiered system for General...
...Many professors expressed support for the final report’s real-world rationale and praised the Task Force for responding to criticisms of earlier drafts...
...success of reforms will come down to individual faculty members’ willingness to develop new courses focused on the real-world applications of knowledge, professors said...
Gitomer started putting those real-world lessons on paper in 1992 and has turned them into a multimedia empire. In addition to writing his books, Gitomer is the host of "Selling Power Live," a monthly audio training program; two websites gitomer.com and trainone.com) and corporate training seminars--more than 100 a year, to such companies as Coca-Cola and Caterpillar, for $30,000 apiece...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences released its final report on general education yesterday, setting the stage for a vote to replace the Core with a curriculum that emphasizes the real-world context of a liberal arts education...