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Derek Bok

"Colleges and universities, for all the benefits they bring, accomplish far less for their students than they should. Many students graduate without being able to write well enough to satisfy their employers... reason clearly or perform competently in analyzing complex, non-technical problems."

Source : Derek Bok (2009). “Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More”, p.8, Princeton University Press

Derek Bok

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“The miser, poor fool, not only starves his body, but also his own soul.”
“I'm a real Suzy Homemaker.”
“The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything.”
“I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that.”
“These are the days after. Everything now is measured by after.”
“I don't know what's wrong with me. When I was a girl they had this aviary in one of my foster homes and I'd go in when no one was looking and put out watermelon rinds to feed the flies. There were all these flies that would have starved if I hadn't, and I'm not even wild about flies. They say it makes you a gentler person if you don't eat meat. But wasn't Hitler a vegetarian?”
“India is a vibrant nation whose strength lies in its commitment to equal rights and to speech, religious and economic freedoms that enrich the lives of all citizens. India is not only the world's largest democracy; it is also a secular, pluralistic society committed to inclusive growth.”
“If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”

"Colleges and universities, for all the benefits they bring, accomplish far less for their students than they should. Many students graduate without being able to write well enough to satisfy their employers... reason clearly or perform competently in analyzing complex, non-technical problems."

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