Hello:

I apologize for this exceedingly late response.  I am afraid that I was not aware that I had this e-mail account until two days ago, so I am discovering a host of e-mails that I have missed over the past 5 months.

I very much appreciate your consideration of the article.  It is exceedingly helpful to have the feedback, as I plan to make some of it public for the first time later this year in a conference presentation.

As for your comments here, this is really a question in two parts.  The first is about cognitive development in k-12, and the second concerns perspectives on successful higher education.  Both, of course, are very complex questions….and I think the best response might be with another question.  First, consider that higher education is considered to be an “end objective” ofeducation – it is called “higher” education because it is thought to be the highest form of education available.  So, the question for you is, given your observations of higher education (and the impression here and overseas that it is a worthwhile endeavor), what k-12 experience would best prepare students for the types of inquiry and scholarship that is expected in this environment?  Is it content knowledge, or are there other skills and abilities that might be valuable?

Thank you again for your response, and good luck with the continuation of your degree program.

Regards,

Robert

Conference Proposal

This is the conference proposal for the International Conference on “The Economics of Ultra-poverty: Causes and Remedies”
March 22 & 23, 2012Location: The Elliott School1957 E St NW, Washington DC9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Demonstrated Proof of Attendance:
This the souvenir ball-pen I got on the conference from IIEP, GWU.

Presentation Slide

This is the slide I made for the final presentation of the course PROV500.

Writing Sample 1

This is the final exam of the course PUBP503. Professor wanted us to describe the relationships between technology and culture, and how our behaviors were influenced.

Writing Sample 2

This is the topic proposal of Project 2 of the course PUBP 500. Professor wanted us to describe our research goals generally and explain how it accorded with the conference topics that we attended.

Conference Opportunities Worksheet.docx

This is the form of conference opportunities available between March and May 2012 in DC areas.

Academic Lecture Review

This is the academic lecture review of the Conference on the Economics of Ultra-poverty: Causes and Remedies – March 22 and 23, 2012

Community of Practices

This assignment includes the information of various research-related organizations in policy research fields, such as associations, organizations ,conferences, groups, etc.

Letter to an Academic Author

This is the letter to the author of the article <A Brief History of American Higher Education>. This letter was wrote on February 2012 and it includes several questions I had after the reading.

Research Resource Guide

This is the list of academic research-related data base and journal access in the major of Public Policy

Study Plan

This is the study plan I made in October 2011 about my first year in GMU.