Monthly Archives: September 2014

What is the purpose of education?

Posted on September 30, 2014 by knlistman

What does a railroad have to do with the purpose of education?  It has more to do with what it should not be. So what exactly is the purpose of obtaining an education? If you answer “to learn” that is … Continue reading →

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Creating a team-like atmosphere in classes

Posted on September 23, 2014 by knlistman

Imagine a group of athletes from different sport that all have a  general idea about playing positions in the other sports. However, they  have little  to no idea how their skills stack up against other in their group, whom they … Continue reading →

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Who is responsible for learning?

Posted on September 16, 2014 by knlistman

One of my friends mentions the local swim team as a possible activity for my children in the summer. For the first one it was a good fit. When younger he had taken a swim class, it  had only two … Continue reading →

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Teaching academics like athletics?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by knlistman

Sometimes students wish academic classes were more like performance based sports, but how would it work? How do they respond differently to coaching for physical skill versus teaching a cognitive skill? Warm ups In athletics students spend time warming up … Continue reading →

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Living in a “weed-out” world

Posted on September 2, 2014 by knlistman

The move to on-line degrees in higher education has been occurring since the beginning of the twenty first century and predictions abound that this will happen for almost all college courses, by the time the pandemic subsides. Currently e-learning is … Continue reading →

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