Comments for The Echo: The University of Central Arkansas’ Student Newspaper http://ucaecho.net Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on The Top 5 Movies to Watch This Black History Month by Julian http://ucaecho.net/entertainment/the-top-5-movies-to-watch-this-black-history-month/#comment-18804 Julian Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:28:43 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8409#comment-18804 Zero Sidney Poitier movies? Zero Sidney Poitier movies?

]]> Comment on Board of trustees vote in favor of amphitheater design by Concerned Student http://ucaecho.net/news/board-of-trustees-vote-in-favor-of-amphitheater-design/#comment-18747 Concerned Student Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:08:17 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8203#comment-18747 Is this the best idea for spending on campus right now? Is this the best idea for spending on campus right now?

]]> Comment on Five Greatest Character Actors (Because They Never Get the Credit) by jeff marx http://ucaecho.net/entertainment/five-greatest-character-actors-because-they-never-get-the-credit/#comment-18702 jeff marx Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:18:27 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=7815#comment-18702 thomas mitchell should with out a doubt number one. not just because of his great ability, the amount of great pictures that he played important parts in. you only list his greatest year,1939, but his filmography is even more amazing, number 2 would be claude rains, the only reason to doubt this choice is that he bridged the gap between leading man and character actor. the same could be said of warren oates. thomas mitchell should with out a doubt number one. not just because of his great ability, the amount of great pictures that he played important parts in. you only list his greatest year,1939, but his filmography is even more amazing, number 2 would be claude rains, the only reason to doubt this choice is that he bridged the gap between leading man and character actor.
the same could be said of warren oates.

]]> Comment on ‘Vow’ small step up from previous Sparks adaptations by Aimee http://ucaecho.net/entertainment/%e2%80%98vow%e2%80%99-small-step-up-from-previous-sparks-adaptations/#comment-18619 Aimee Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:34:55 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8329#comment-18619 I don't think this was written by Nicholas Sparks, I think it's just a true story based on this couple by Kim Carpenter. I don’t think this was written by Nicholas Sparks, I think it’s just a true story based on this couple by Kim Carpenter.

]]> Comment on Students express gratitude to faculty by Nicole http://ucaecho.net/news/students-express-gratitude-to-faculty/#comment-18579 Nicole Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:27 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8152#comment-18579 And faculty coming up with a program to thank faculty... really? Professors want to say that students have entitlement issues... talk about entitlement! And faculty coming up with a program to thank faculty… really? Professors want to say that students have entitlement issues… talk about entitlement!

]]> Comment on Students express gratitude to faculty by Nicole http://ucaecho.net/news/students-express-gratitude-to-faculty/#comment-18578 Nicole Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:34:23 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8152#comment-18578 The quote is from an article by Margaret Wente called 'Want to know why professors don't teach?' The quote is from an article by Margaret Wente called ‘Want to know why professors don’t teach?’

]]> Comment on Students express gratitude to faculty by Nicole http://ucaecho.net/news/students-express-gratitude-to-faculty/#comment-18577 Nicole Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:31:48 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8152#comment-18577 Another opportunity to be thankful for the people we PAY to tell us what to think, call us stupid, lazy and entitled and mock us along with their fellow colleagues on facebook. Oh JOY! Faculty are already the only ones who get recognition. The current university system is completely set up for the professor's benefit, not for the benefit of students or learning. When is the last time a faculty member expressed gratitude for students??? Oh right... that's never happened! While UCA administration seems to be doing a decent job, I'm holding on to my thank you for a teacher until one actually does something to deserve it! "Universities are unaccountable for results, if, by results, you mean successfully educating students. That is because they are run for the benefit of PROFESSORS. In the reward system of universities, it's research, not teaching, that matters. Professors are rewarded not for turning out high-quality graduates, but for turning out books and papers – even if they are unread. This perverse system stubbornly persists, despite the fact that everyone knows it's absurd. The higher education system has pawned off the responsibility of educating students “in favour of pursuing a whole lot of self-interested research (which the majority of undergraduates are not involved in) that for the most part, doesn't matter.” Another opportunity to be thankful for the people we PAY to tell us what to think, call us stupid, lazy and entitled and mock us along with their fellow colleagues on facebook. Oh JOY!

Faculty are already the only ones who get recognition. The current university system is completely set up for the professor’s benefit, not for the benefit of students or learning.

When is the last time a faculty member expressed gratitude for students??? Oh right… that’s never happened!

While UCA administration seems to be doing a decent job, I’m holding on to my thank you for a teacher until one actually does something to deserve it!

“Universities are unaccountable for results, if, by results, you mean successfully educating students. That is because they are run for the benefit of PROFESSORS. In the reward system of universities, it’s research, not teaching, that matters. Professors are rewarded not for turning out high-quality graduates, but for turning out books and papers – even if they are unread. This perverse system stubbornly persists, despite the fact that everyone knows it’s absurd.

The higher education system has pawned off the responsibility of educating students “in favour of pursuing a whole lot of self-interested research (which the majority of undergraduates are not involved in) that for the most part, doesn’t matter.”

]]> Comment on ‘The Artist’ re-awakens silent movie genre with much praise by Taylor http://ucaecho.net/entertainment/%e2%80%98the-artist%e2%80%99-re-awakens-silent-movie-genre-with-much-praise/#comment-18401 Taylor Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:08:43 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8279#comment-18401 Thomas Groves totally wrote this. Thomas Groves totally wrote this.

]]> Comment on ‘King of Ice Cream Mountain’ entertains crowd by Jerrold Mundis http://ucaecho.net/featured/%e2%80%98king-of-ice-cream-mountain%e2%80%99-entertains-crowd/#comment-18399 Jerrold Mundis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:04:44 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8233#comment-18399 Corrected version: Glad you all liked it and glad the kids and the actors had a good time with it and with each other afterwards. I had a good time writing it, a long, long time ago and in another kingdom. My best. JM Corrected version:

Glad you all liked it and glad the kids and the actors had a good time with it and with each other afterwards.

I had a good time writing it, a long, long time ago and in another kingdom.

My best.

JM

]]> Comment on ‘King of Ice Cream Mountain’ entertains crowd by Jerrold Mundis http://ucaecho.net/featured/%e2%80%98king-of-ice-cream-mountain%e2%80%99-entertains-crowd/#comment-18398 Jerrold Mundis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:03:06 +0000 http://ucaecho.net/?p=8233#comment-18398 Glad you all liked it and glad the kids and the actors had a good time with it with each other afterwards. and afterwards with each other. I had a good time writing it, a long, long time ago and in another kingdom. My best. JM Glad you all liked it and glad the kids and the actors had a good time with it with each other afterwards. and afterwards with each other.

I had a good time writing it, a long, long time ago and in another kingdom.

My best.

JM

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