A provocative post, Anders. To add one further detail to the topic of exploitation of free labor: there is a current debate as to whether it is ethical to have classes develop Wikipedia articles for a grade; thus, […]
Not that you don’t have enough to do, but just in case you have a moment to read it, here is one of Elbow’s papers on the subject: https://works.bepress.com/peter_elbow/39/
I completely understand your reaction, Troy. But does Deresiewicz really see today’s youth as undeveloped or unquestioning? What about his views in the very last paragraph?
Thank you for the thoughtful post, Lynne. As I read, I was struck by two ideas: 1. it is not uncommon for certain teachers to teach as if it were an act of charity (as opposed to teaching in solidarity)–something […]
Kat, regarding our conversation about examining current issues in the garment industry, notice the “create your own topic” option for this first assignment,
Interesting. I found Christensen’s analogies (especially the notion of “re-engineering” the “DNA” inherited from the Harvard model) silly, his arguments unpersuasive (the solution is online education!), and the […]
Thank you, Lisa, for the richness of this post. I, too, feel many times that free projects such as Wikipedia are a chimera, but the only option is to give up trying, and I am not quite ready to do so yet.
Thank you for sharing this text, Susana. After reading the whole Wikipedia article (including the part about Ende “idealizing” the Italian lifestyle/sense of time), Momo seems like a fascinating fictional version […]
