1. How have various scholars and policymakers operationalized the concept of poverty differently? 2. What goes into measuring poverty, and what’s left out? 3. How are these measures used, and why was the Trump administration trying to redefine the formula? 4. How have these differences in measurement affected what we think is happening during the … Read more
Struggle and Critical Thinking Read the following items: 1. “In College a Lack of Rigor Leaves Students Adrift” http://www.npr.org/2011/02/09/133310978/in-college-a-lack-of-rigor-leaves-students-adrift (Links to an external site.) 2. “Struggle for Smarts: How Eastern and Western Cultures Tackle Learning.” http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/12/164793058/struggle-for-smarts-how-eastern-and-western-cultures-tackle-learning (Links to an external site.) 3. “Congratulations, You Failed” (Nancy Joseph, Perspectives Newsletter, August 2019) https://artsci.washington.edu/news/2019-08/congratulations-you-failed# (Links to an external site.) … Read more
