Campus Confidential: How College Works, or Doesn't, for Professors, Parents, and Students

Synopsis

A Tenured Prof. Breaks Ranks To Reveal What's Wrong With American Higher Education And How It Affects You. Professors Can Be Underpaid. Marginalized. Over-reviewed. But One Fact Remains: The Success Of Your Education Depends On Them. Part Industry Expose And Part Call For A Return To Engaged Teaching, Campus Confidential Shows How The Noble Project Of Higher Education Fell So Far And How We Can Redeem It. A Must-read For Parents Thinking About Their Kids' Futures: This Book Answers The Questions Most Other College Resources Don't: Who Exactly Is Teaching My Kid? What Questions To Ask On The Campus Visit? How To Get The Most Out Of Your Tuition Dollars? Jacques Berlinerblau Is A Tenured Professor At One Of The Best Schools In The Country, And He Has Seen It All. He Started His Career At A Community College, And On His Way To The Top He Has Been Everything From A Abused Adjunct To An Assistant Professor To A Coddled Administrator. He Has The Inside Scoop On The Real World Of Higher Ed. Today-- Fuddy Duddies -- Who Is Your Professor 1? The Noncontingent -- Who Is Your Professor 2? The Contingent -- The Campus Tour : Teaching Excellence -- Applying To The Right Colleges : A Cheat Sheet For Parents -- The Crisis Of Standardlessness -- The Best College Teachers : Don't Believe The Hype -- Finding Your Good College Teacher : The Active Learning Approach -- Sex, Sloth, Subversion : The Professor's Daily Grind? -- Teacher Or Perish -- Conclusion. Breaching The Wall : Advice For Parents, Students, And Professors. Jacques Berlinerblau. Includes Bibliographical References.