Charisma Magazine has an excerpt today from Thriving at College: Signs of a Bad Professor (not that I know any). A vague syllabus Poor communication skills Boring classes Bad relationships with their student researchers Check it out. … [Read more...] about Signs of a Bad Professor
Thriving at College
What Makes a Good Leader?
Though this article is about leadership in an academic setting at a college or university, the principles can be generalized: 1. Listening. 2. Inclusiveness. 3. Delegation. 4. Sincerity. 5. Decisiveness. 6. Accountability. 7. Optimism. 8. Realism. 9. Frankness. 10. Self-Effacement. 11. Collegiality. 12. Honesty. 13. Trustworthiness. 14. Morality. In a sentence, a good leader gets under others to lift them up, not over them to enjoy ego gratification. Here's a related article on developing leadership potential. … [Read more...] about What Makes a Good Leader?
It Takes a B.A. to Find a Job as a File Clerk
Sad article in the NY Times on the problem of degree inflation in a down market: Employers have the luxury of being choosy, and can require that secretaries, file clerks, even $10/hour workers, have college degrees. The unemployment rate for workers with a bachelor's degree is only 3.7%, whereas for workers with only a high school diploma, it's 8.1%. It seems the college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: Consider the 45-person law firm of Busch, Slipakoff & Schuh here in Atlanta, a place that has seen tremendous growth in the college-educated population. Like other … [Read more...] about It Takes a B.A. to Find a Job as a File Clerk
Mohler on The Intolerance of Tolerance
Dr. Albert Mohler interviews Dr. D.A. Carson on his book, The Intolerance of Tolerance (which I've mentioned before). You can read the transcript or listen to (or download) the podcast. … [Read more...] about Mohler on The Intolerance of Tolerance
Dr. Ben Carson on Rejecting Darwinian Evolution
Yes, the same Ben Carson who recently delivered a message at the National Prayer Breakfast. In this 10-minute interview with David Boze, he explains why he rejects Darwinian evolution. An excerpt: I think one of the most damning pieces of evidence against evolution is the human genome. You can see that you have very complex, sophisticated coding mechanisms for different amino acids, and various sequences that give you millions of different genetic instructions — very much like computer programming, which uses a series of zeros and ones in different sequences, but gives you very specific … [Read more...] about Dr. Ben Carson on Rejecting Darwinian Evolution
Top 10 Reasons our Youth Leave Church
A significant percentage of 18-29 year olds once raised in the church are no longer attending one. The social forces which once brought transitioning adults back to the church (e.g., marriage, child-raising) are being delayed, sometimes indefinitely. Moreover, our culture, as a whole, is less religious. For example, an Oct 2012 Pew survey shows those claiming "no religion" jumped from ~15% to ~20% from 2007-2012. Among 18-29 year olds, it's one out of three (32%). Yet somewhere between 2/3 and 3/4 of such young adults were raised in religious homes. At least temporarily, the church seems … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons our Youth Leave Church