Michael said: " Being tough might not always work, but it often does. I think it's our best shot."
You're absolutely right, and it's a hard thing to do without becoming callous.
Administrators can be shortsighted until you ask them, "Do you want this student to be your physician? Do you want them designing the highway interchange you drive on?"
Bill
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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Edmiston
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There is a lot of gray area between elite schools and diploma mills. There
Snipsnipsnip
I wasn't sure whether I
pushed her over the edge or not. She decided to show me she could do it,
and she graduated with honors. She told me she went on to earn a PhD in
soil science, and for the past 23 years she has been all around the world as
an agricultural soil consultant in developing countries, especially Africa
and also Cambodia. She then said, "Thank you for turning me around."
Being tough might not always work, but it often does. I think it's our best
shot.
Michael D. Edmiston, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817
419.358.3270
edmiston@bluffton.edu