College admissions officers often made quite an impression on Doug Lemov’s children when, as prospective matriculants, they visited campuses. “Really it’s easy to get around. Almost anything can count as a quantitative class.”The evidence abounds: Supposedly elite institutions — like most of today’s so-called elites — are nothing of the sort (see above). Lemov explains why. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2024 13:20 UTC