Comments on: Trying to Hold Up the Ivy League’s Honor http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Charles D. Quarles http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7323 Charles D. Quarles Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:50:59 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7323 <p>I passed :). I answered 53/60 correctly. I've been out of school for more than 20 years now; and, since my children are all grown and gone now, my memory of these things is declining. </p> I passed :) . I answered 53/60 correctly. I’ve been out of school for more than 20 years now; and, since my children are all grown and gone now, my memory of these things is declining.

]]> By: Bill Lever http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7322 Bill Lever Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:51:35 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7322 <p>I guess agenda education matters. </p> <p>The astonishing thing was that THESE SCORES GOT WORSE between freshmen and senior years: (freshman score, senior score and change)</p> <p>Univ. of Calif.-Berkeley 57.03% 56.27% -0.76% <br /> Rutgers 50.93% 49.99% -0.94% <br /> Princeton 63.60% 61.90% -1.70% <br /> Duke 65.66% 63.41% -2.25% <br /> Yale 68.94% 65.85% -3.09% <br /> Cornell 61.90% 56.95% -4.95% </p> <p>One might conclude that a Yale or Cornell education is kind of like a lobotomy.</p> <p>These got better:<br /> Harvard 63.59% 69.56% change 5.97% <br /> Notre Dame 55.66% 61.25% 5.59% <br /> </p> I guess agenda education matters.

The astonishing thing was that THESE SCORES GOT WORSE between freshmen and senior years: (freshman score, senior score and change)

Univ. of Calif.-Berkeley 57.03% 56.27% -0.76%
Rutgers 50.93% 49.99% -0.94%
Princeton 63.60% 61.90% -1.70%
Duke 65.66% 63.41% -2.25%
Yale 68.94% 65.85% -3.09%
Cornell 61.90% 56.95% -4.95%

One might conclude that a Yale or Cornell education is kind of like a lobotomy.

These got better:
Harvard 63.59% 69.56% change 5.97%
Notre Dame 55.66% 61.25% 5.59%

]]> By: Mesa Econoguy http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7321 Mesa Econoguy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:39:28 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7321 <p>Um, not to be the grammatical asshole, but shouldn’t the title of this post be “Trying to uphold…….”</p> <p>Sorry.</p> <p>[pseudo-Ivy Leaguer]<br /> </p> Um, not to be the grammatical asshole, but shouldn’t the title of this post be “Trying to uphold…….”

Sorry.

[pseudo-Ivy Leaguer]

]]> By: Greg http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7320 Greg Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:26:25 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7320 <p>"Would it even be fair to speculate what President Bush would score?"</p> <p>Probably higher than most in Congress. </p> <p>I failed miserably, with 78%. Ignorant old pup, I guess. :)</p> “Would it even be fair to speculate what President Bush would score?”

Probably higher than most in Congress.

I failed miserably, with 78%. Ignorant old pup, I guess. :)

]]> By: Craig http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7319 Craig Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:10:37 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7319 <p>Public school teacher. 36/60</p> <p>(Note: this is purely hypothetical).</p> Public school teacher. 36/60

(Note: this is purely hypothetical).

]]> By: markm http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7318 markm Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:51:17 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7318 <p>Electronics engineer. 58/60</p> Electronics engineer. 58/60

]]> By: Candy http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7317 Candy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:57:14 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7317 <p>60/60. With the exception of the econ questions (B.A. in Econ, University of Washington, 1980), I attribute my success not to my formal education, but to the past 10 or so years of independent reading, homeschooling my kids, and then having long discussions with them during their years at Hillsdale College.<br /> I love this blog, by the way! I get lots of great ideas here for my current events service for teachers.</p> 60/60. With the exception of the econ questions (B.A. in Econ, University of Washington, 1980), I attribute my success not to my formal education, but to the past 10 or so years of independent reading, homeschooling my kids, and then having long discussions with them during their years at Hillsdale College.
I love this blog, by the way! I get lots of great ideas here for my current events service for teachers.

]]> By: Jaycee http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7316 Jaycee Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:27:13 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7316 <p>I scored 75%, and I'm not a US citizen.</p> I scored 75%, and I’m not a US citizen.

]]> By: SRC http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7315 SRC Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:58:39 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7315 <p>I am thinking that we are not hearing about most peoples results in the comments, only some of the higher ones.</p> <p>Would it even be fair to speculate what President Bush would score?</p> I am thinking that we are not hearing about most peoples results in the comments, only some of the higher ones.

Would it even be fair to speculate what President Bush would score?

]]> By: M. Hodak http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html/comment-page-1#comment-7314 M. Hodak Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:26:01 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/09/trying-to-hold.html#comment-7314 <p>58/60. Just like Barrett, missed 36 and 58. Who the hell has heard of the "just war" theory?</p> 58/60. Just like Barrett, missed 36 and 58. Who the hell has heard of the “just war” theory?

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