This is an essay that is published in my new book, Being a Scholar: Reflections on Doctoral Study, Scholarly Writing, and Academic Life. For years, I'd been thinking about writing a piece about college teaching and I finally put it down on paper a couple years ago. Everyone complains about the quality of teaching colleges, … Continue reading College Teaching Is Better than You’d Expect
For years, I've been thinking about writing a piece about college teaching now finally got it down on paper. Everyone complains about the quality of teaching colleges, and there's a lot of truth in the critiques. But what has struck me over the years is how college teaching is better than it should be in … Continue reading How Much of a Problem Is College Teaching? Less than You’d Expect
David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing 