San Diego's community colleges saved my butt. I was a pitiful student in high school (GPA 2.1), and if not for the SD CC system, I would never have been able to work my way up to a Ph.D. program. Hey, maybe I was one of Mark's students! The time frame is right. ;)
--- Mark Bennett <mab at straussandasher.com> wrote:
> >
>
> I've been teaching in community colleges for about
> 15 years now; I have
> to agree with Michael on this. Community colleges
> are definitely big
> bang for the buck, compared to large universities.
> --It's a strange
> paradox: given the pattern of graduate students
> teaching entry level
> courses at many large universities, a student in the
> first two years of
> their college career is far more likely to take a
> course from a
> experienced and knowledgeable teacher if they go to
> a community college.
>
> Miles
> ___________________________________
>
> Absolutely, and because there is no "publish or
> perish" pressure, these
> experienced and knowledgeable teachers can
> concentrate on teaching.
> Unless that, too, has changed in recent years.
>
>
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