tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337360001060332600.post82492505599396992..comments2023-07-25T08:26:50.096-06:00Comments on Learning at Westminster: Is "transparency" the solution?garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362826471852969332noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337360001060332600.post-20855624513384436502009-07-23T20:35:33.222-06:002009-07-23T20:35:33.222-06:00Hi, I've stumbled across your blog (it is very...Hi, I've stumbled across your blog (it is very dry -- in a good way! :)) I might agree that a great experience at Salt Lake Community College is better than a lousy one at Harvard, but you are still comparing apples and oranges. How about an average experience at Salt Lake Community College compared to an average experience at Harvard? Academically, Harvard wins out, I think. In terms of exposure to opportunities (of any kind, academic and otherwise) Harvard wins out big time.<br /><br />I like what you say about cost vs. quality. At my own institution in the liberal Northeast, I am driven crazy by the incessant race to improve appearances and creature comforts (such as dorm rooms, parking, gym) in order to attract good applicants. Our PR is incredibly "successful." (Potemkin himself would be proud.) All this drives up the cost of college, without making a substantive contribution our students' education. It is a betrayal of our founder's mission, as well as of our mission statement (carefully crafted by our PR department)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com