There Is Far Too Much Law For

The Most Obvious Purpose Of College Education Is To Help Students Acquire Information And Knowledge By Acquainting Them With Facts, Theories, Generalizations, Principles, And The Like. This Purpose Scarcely Requires Justification.

I Think Any Self-respecting Educational Institution Ought To Judge Its Policies By Its Best Estimate Of What Their Long-term Consequences For Their Students And For The Society Will Be.

Fewer Than Half Of All University Professors Publish As Much As One Article Per Year.

Although Professors Regard Improving Critical Thinking As The Most Important Goal Of College, Tests Reveal That Seniors Who Began Their Studies With Average Critical Thinking Skills Have Progressed Only From The 50th Percentile Of Entering Freshmen To About The 69th Percentile.

Despite The Hours Spent Debating Different Models Of General Education, The Choices Faculties Make Rarely Lead To Any Significant Difference In The Cognitive Development Of Undergraduates.