Re:Stanford, Duke, Rice, … and Gates?
by hughprime on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @10:24AM
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While I'd like to see a new, well-funded private university show up (preferably in Portland) the specific ideas here seem to be a combination of "vague" and "bad". Frinstance:
"Nor would you sequester faculty members into departments organized around academic disciplines... Gates's programs would cross traditional disciplines, organized around goals for what students need to learn."
Re:Stanford, Duke, Rice, … and Gates?
by dhimes on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @11:19AM
(#770621)
You could, for instance, combine the teaching of physics with calculus, or linear algebra with computer programming, all integrated into one badass class with coordinated assignments.
"Nor would you sequester faculty members into departments organized around academic disciplines... Gates's programs would cross traditional disciplines, organized around goals for what students need to learn."
What does that mean, exactly, in practice?