Recently, a writer I know was bemoaning a trite parenting-type story that she wrote. After all, she was an Ivy League graduate, shouldn’t she be doing something more with her skills than blogging about consumer products? Well, what should she be doing? We tend to define the successful payoff from a degree in terms of… [Read More]
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An update on my MOOC adventure
Recently, I signed up for a MOOC to see what the fuss was about and to learn more about American history. So far, I can report the following: The lectures are really good, and I’ve learned a lot from listening to them. The readings, which are mostly primary sources, are great, too. I quickly realized… [Read More]
Money Smart Week: Money, careers, and literature
This semester, I’m teaching a class at UIC on business, finance, and American culture. It’s a lot of fun to teach, and (I think) the students get a lot out of it. The class has started making their final presentations, and the first batch was really good. Three of the books assigned are The Jungle,… [Read More]
