tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post737861718395360846..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: home again...Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-9786143022566764702011-05-20T07:57:51.300-05:002011-05-20T07:57:51.300-05:00Doug-
I apologize for any comments I made that we...Doug-<br /><br />I apologize for any comments I made that were too antagonistic towards the folks at Columbia. I get emotional at times when I read what you write. Mostly because I can relate to it so well. I don't think you're being overly critical, and I fully understand what you are saying. As a teacher I respect and value all of the education and opportunities that go along with a college degree. However, I am not convinced that colleges demand the best out of their students- and that's the bottom line from my stand point as an educator. In my own college experience, there were too many papers, lectures and multiple choice tests- and my degree is in science education! If it weren't for athletics, I would have simply cruised through college, missing out on the true challenge and amelioration that should go along with it. Thankfully sports challenged my body, mind and spirit- just like an academic program could.<br /><br />Hands on work must lead the way.Chris Sagnellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325679500057317981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-24488816628755018132011-05-20T05:40:31.971-05:002011-05-20T05:40:31.971-05:00Doug:
Good for Lucy! Between the theory that she...Doug:<br /><br />Good for Lucy! Between the theory that she learned at Columbia and the common sense learning she got from you and Jean, she will do fine. And no doubt some of her friends at Columbia learned from Lucy about the hands.<br /><br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-16037074648214009512011-05-19T19:34:12.580-05:002011-05-19T19:34:12.580-05:00Chris, I hope that no one takes my comments as bei...Chris, I hope that no one takes my comments as being critical of Columbia University. I was (and remain) in awe of the accomplishments of all the graduates and all that they (and the university) invest in our shared future. I just think that every major university could be closer to optimum by looking at things through the lens that the hands provide.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-68481851114317016772011-05-19T19:22:38.926-05:002011-05-19T19:22:38.926-05:00So the degree is an abstraction. Too bad they are...So the degree is an abstraction. Too bad they aren't worth nearly what these kids payed for them due to our economy. But, like wwoofing, paying off loans can be a very concrete process, just not as fulfilling. <br /><br />And by the way- hopefully the folks at Columbia pick up any marbles that you've lost and have them surgically implanted.Chris Sagnellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325679500057317981noreply@blogger.com