Reminiscences on his career in education

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Contributors
Date Recorded
1986
Date Digitized
2023
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
00:38:52
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introductions to the audience

01:13 Changes in the nature of education; reminiscing on how education had formerly been

04:00 Notes on the Notre Dame senate, Saint Dunstan's University senate; lack of faculty meetings

06:20 Discussion of changes to education system

07:20 Discussion of a Cormier at Saint Dunstan's

08:00 Further reminiscing on changes in the nature of education

09:00 Discussion of the nature of human learning with regards to education

09:40 Discussion of students from countries other than Canada

10:20 Notes on student evaluation of teachers

12:00 Discussion of Ivy League schools, their faculty and student body

14:00 Discussion of publishing in academia

15:00 Discussion of citations in published material

20:00 Discussion of various scientific laws

25:00 Discussion of quality of mathematics education in America; mention of a decline in English teaching in America

27:00 Discussion of teachers salaries

28:00 Discussion of Croteau's career path

29:00 Discussion of the academic hierarchy at St. Dunstan's, changes to professorial ranks

30:00 Discussion of grading system in universities

31:00 Discussion of Prince of Wales University

33:00 Discussion of grading system in Canadian universities, changes to

34:30 Discussion of G Stanley Hall, influence on education system

37:00 Discussion of the use of absolute numbers in both economics and grades