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March 2013

March 25, 2013

MOOCs: Progress Report

From Quartz: Online education has been around for a long time. But massive open online...

March 18, 2013

Education’s Changes

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March 14, 2013

Not “for me” but “to me”

I like my education, not for what it did "for me" but what it did...

March 08, 2013

Seminary Life Today 3

Greg Henson: If the graph doesn't pop up quickly, hit refresh. What stands out here?...

March 06, 2013

Seminary Life Today 2

Following up on Monday's post, another one from Northern Seminary's Greg Henson: 81% of all...

March 05, 2013

Northern’s DMin in Missional Leadership

For us at Northern and involved in the DMin program the good reasons to do...

March 04, 2013

Seminary Life Today 1

This is from my friend and colleague at Northern Seminary, Greg Henson. SMcK intro: Seminary...

February 2013

February 08, 2013

Go to College

From The Atlantic: Here's what this graph does not say. It doesn't say that college is guaranteed...

February 04, 2013

Charter Schools: Up or Down?

From the NYTimes editorial: The charter school movement gained a foothold in American education two...

January 2013

January 18, 2013

MOOC Divinity School

Here's a bit of futurism by one who is only guessing about the future of...

January 16, 2013

Either Change, or We’re Goners

From Cathy Davidson: OK, profs, what say you? There are at least four reasons why,...

January 14, 2013

What’s So Hard about Grading?

From John Tierney: Teachers: What's the hardest element of grading for you? I know that...

January 03, 2013

College Students and Stress

Presented By SNHU.EDU Online College Programs

January 01, 2013

New Year, New School Year

In my first year back teaching seminary students (after 17 splendid years at North Park...

December 2012

December 06, 2012

Morality of Emerging Adults

If there is any one go-to thinker about the faith and morals of America's young...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Finding a Job Overseas

Emily Matchar's report of many, including professors, seeking employment overseas: After applying for 279 jobs...

November 14, 2012

Education: West vs. East

From NPR, on a difference between East and West when it comes to "struggle": Stigler is...

November 11, 2012

Tuition Determined by Major?

What's your opinion? Jordan Weissmann: Philosophy lovers, prepare to be outraged. Down in Florida, a...

November 06, 2012

PhD and Career Shifts

By L. Maren Wood: You have perhaps heard this from me before. My concern is...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

AP Courses: Corrupt?

John Tierney says Yes, and here are his reasons: My beef with AP courses isn't...

October 02, 2012

To a Concerned Friend: A Pastor’s Response

This post is by our friend and blogger and routine commenter here, Jim Martin. He...

October 02, 2012

To a Concerned Friend: Is homeschooling for all?

This response to our homeschooling letter is from someone well known to the Jesus Creed...

October 01, 2012

Homeschooling is Not for All: Listen to your friends

From a reader, and we will be having two responses tomorrow from a homeschooler and...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Homeschooled and Missional? Absolutely!

Recently we reposted a post of Tony Jones on the conflict of missional and homeschooling....

September 10, 2012

It isn’t about cheating

Alexandra Petri, on the Harvard scandal of cheating, explores an option other than simple cheating....

September 07, 2012

Does Homeschooling Deny the Missional Life?

Helen Lee, a friend of ours, is a homeschooling mom who wrote a book called...

September 03, 2012

Parents, Kids, Schools

By Kevin Hartnett: Thesis: Parent time and education with children is of more value than...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Beloit Mindset List (Class of 2016)

From Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2016: What would you add? The...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

The Problem with Online Education?

From Mark Edmundson: But can online education ever be education of the very best sort?...

June 2012

June 27, 2012

Fudging Research

"Fudging" is a nice word; "falsifying" is more accurate. By Ben Goldacre: Here is a...