Dear TB-ers,
An interesting statement on the state of education and on college curricula.
I agree more with the comments made at the end of the article than with the author’s point of view. Just because students have trouble with a topic or it doesn’t appear relevant doesn’t mean we should drop it. I had to memorize the kings and queens of England from William the Conqueror to QE II. I can’t say this has really come in handy after the exam. Could we drop that and all those dates of wars from the curriculum?
Perhaps a discussion point for a meeting this semester.
Dr. Jennifer Withington
Asst. Professor of Biology
SUNY Oneonta
116 Science I
Oneonta, NY 13820
607-436-3421
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