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Derek Bok Quotes

Universities are institutions run by amateurs to train professionals Picture Quote #1

For some students, especially in the sciences, the knowledge gained in college may be directly relevant to graduate study. For almost all students, a liberal arts education works in subtle ways to create a web of knowledge that will illumine problems and enlighten judgment on innumerable occasions in later life Picture Quote #1

Economists who have studied the relationship between education and economic growth confirm what common sense suggests: The number of college degrees is not nearly as important as how well students develop cognitive skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving ability Picture Quote #1

The oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions Picture Quote #1

Early admission programs tend to advantage the advantaged Picture Quote #1

Good teaching is creating really interesting generalizations out of war stories Picture Quote #1

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I think one thing that does cause unhappiness is protracted anxiety and worry Picture Quote #1

If you think the cost of education is high, think about ignorance Picture Quote #1

Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what they have learned to new questions Picture Quote #1

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Universities are institutions run by amateurs to train professionals (Derek Bok Quotes) For some students, especially in the sciences, the knowledge gained in college may be directly relevant to graduate study. For almost all students, a liberal arts education works in subtle ways to create a web of knowledge that will illumine problems and enlighten judgment on innumerable occasions in later life (Derek Bok Quotes) Economists who have studied the relationship between education and economic growth confirm what common sense suggests: The number of college degrees is not nearly as important as how well students develop cognitive skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving ability. (Derek Bok Quotes) The oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions (Derek Bok Quotes) Early admission programs tend to advantage the advantaged (Derek Bok Quotes) Good teaching is creating really interesting generalizations out of war stories (Derek Bok Quotes) I think one thing that does cause unhappiness is protracted anxiety and worry (Derek Bok Quotes) If you think the cost of education is high, think about ignorance (Derek Bok Quotes) Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what they have learned to new questions (Derek Bok Quotes)