Seventy-five years on, the Allied invasion of Normandy still ranks as one of the greatest turning points in the history of the world. https://ddaynhdwilltironebrendanpaver.weebly.com/ "Without this Ally attack this war could have gone on much longer than it did and could have changed the outcome greatly. The war lasted about one year after this attack. … Continue reading TURNING POINTS: D-Day Still Resonates
TURNING POINTS—Pleasant Surprises
Last week, I received a Facebook Message from someone who wanted to share her thoughts about Open Admissions: What Teaching at Community College Taught Me About Learning. Her note and subsequent email message made my day. Former community college teacher Sue Cassidy had read about the book in the Sunday Maine Telegram. https://www.pressherald.com/2018/03/25/ned-bachuss-memoir-explores-the-challenges-faced-by-first-generation-community-college-students/ Having taught … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Pleasant Surprises
TURNING POINTS–Not Stigmas
Last week's post from Forbes told the story about first-generation college student Insaaf Muhamed's educational journey from Northern Virginia Community College to UNC-Chapel Hill. Along the way, Muhamed learned about stigma: not every four-year university is willing to accept graduates of community college. A reader sent me an article about CC stigma, this one focusing … Continue reading TURNING POINTS–Not Stigmas
TURNING POINTS–When Injustice Is Par For The Course
Last week, we looked at inequities in higher education, especially as they apply to first-generation students. Opportunity involves access, of course, so it’s a big deal when a nontraditional student gains admission to an elite university; however, as we learned in Afred Lubrano’s Philadelphia Inquirer April 22 piece, money is only one of the things … Continue reading TURNING POINTS–When Injustice Is Par For The Course
TURNING POINTS—Unfair Advantages: Money Isn’t Everything, Dahling
The recently exposed college admissions scandal reminded us that there is no such thing as a level playing field when it comes to higher education. The fact that wealthy people immorally and illegally use their power, influence, and money to benefit their children is hardly a surprise, though the magnitude and sheer cheek of the … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Unfair Advantages: Money Isn’t Everything, Dahling
TURNING POINTS—Money Well Spent: The Colleges That Best Promote Economic Mobility
Higher education helps individuals raise themselves from the lowest economic rungs in society. While highly selective universities offer great benefits to the relatively small percentage of lower income students that they accept, it turns out that the less selective institutions that do the bulk of that important work actually do a better job of it, … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Money Well Spent: The Colleges That Best Promote Economic Mobility
TURNING POINTS—It’s About the Resources
Recent posts here have pointed to well-intended donor generosity with unintended consequences for the most vulnerable among us. Again, I encourage readers who care about higher education for America’s least financially stable students to listen to Malcolm Gladwell’s powerful podcast on the subject. http://dcs.megaphone.fm/PP7918990166.mp3?key=a6bc9841bdac89fbe9e7f7b9fe3b8606&listener=11ecdf14-071a-4f18-ae9b-913f49f0f993 Fortunately, some individuals and institutions ARE donating money that benefits many … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—It’s About the Resources
TURNING POINTS–Even When We Don’t Think We’re Pursuing Them
Yes, significant change can happen when we aren't consciously seeking new learning, such during spring break. A diversion from routine can help us gain focus. And sometimes we just get refreshed, which is never a bad thing. That's what I wish you all during this traditional spring break time. Enjoy.
TURNING POINTS—Useful Environments Lead to Independence
The social, cultural, and physical environments in which we live play an influential role in our lives. It’s time we gave credit to a segment of higher education that makes a difference for many of our most vulnerable students—community colleges. Pictured here are students whose educational journeys have already led them to Independence (KS) and … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Useful Environments Lead to Independence
TURNING POINTS—Useful Environments
The last few posts have talked about Albert Bandura’s concept of reciprocal determinism, which explains learning in terms of changes in either one’s environment, behaviors, or cognitions (beliefs, values, ideas), which lead to changes in one or both of the other factors—a process that can go on and on, with one factor influencing the others. … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Useful Environments
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