Jean Twenge on White Horse Inn
Michael Horton talks to Dr. Jean Twenge about her fascinating book The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement and her previous book Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before. Dr. Twenge quotes a study that found one third of all college students think they deserve a B if they show up to class. And two thirds of students thinks that if they try hard, a professor should increase their grade. Both of Dr. Twenge's books were very helpful to me as I wrote Thriving at College. … [Read more...] about Jean Twenge on White Horse Inn
The College “Ranking” Systems
Zac Bissonnette, in his excellent book Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching off My Parents, debunks the overly hyped U.S. News & World Report college ranking, metric by metric. Then he notes: But the larger problem with ranking colleges is that it is based on the premise that attending college is like an amusement park ride: a passive experience where the student picks the most thrilling ride he can handle, straps in, and holds on to his digital camera. College is nothing like that....What they get out of their education is … [Read more...] about The College “Ranking” Systems
The Bible’s Message in 221 Words
Dr. D.A. Carson: God is the sovereign, transcendent and personal God who has made the universe, including us, his image-bearers. Our misery lies in our rebellion, our alienation from God, which, despite his forbearance, attracts his implacable wrath. But God, precisely because love is of the very essence of his character, takes the initiative and prepared for the coming of his own Son by raising up a people who, by covenantal stipulations, temple worship, systems of sacrifice and of priesthood, by kings and by prophets, are taught something of what God is planning and what he expects. … [Read more...] about The Bible’s Message in 221 Words
BACON – the new TULIP?
College Students and Credit Card Debt
Know someone headed off to college this fall? Encourage them to learn how to make a budget, limit their spending, and watch out for temptations posed by credit cards. About 70% of college students have at least one credit card. Of these, more than 90% are carrying debt of over $4,100 on average. In 2004, seven out of ten freshmen had a zero credit card balance. Today, that figure is only one in seven. (Data from Marty Lundlum, Kris Tilker, David Ritter, Tammy Cowart, Wichu Xu, Brittany C. Smith, “Financial Literacy and Credit Cards: A Multi Campus Survey,” International Journal of … [Read more...] about College Students and Credit Card Debt