Vice-chancellors warned of inevitable damage to centres of learning and teaching, arguing that EU membership was a critical factor in British universities' global reputation for excellence.
A week later, while grading a term paper by a student at the community college where I teach, arguing for drug-treatment programs, I realized that my student and my burglar were versions of the same person.
Hunt stresses he admires many aspects of the way in which private schools teach, arguing: "In subject knowledge, pupil confidence, co-curricular activity, staff development and alumni networks, independent schools have lessons for those in the state sector.
Last month, Lawrence Pitts, UC's interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs announced that furlough days would not occur on days when faculty are scheduled to teach, arguing that doing so would violate UC's "paramount teaching mission".
Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach," argues Marc Prensky in his book "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants", published in 2001.
She is particularly concerned about the gender imbalance in teaching, arguing that more male teachers could help address the gender imbalance in school achievement.
Kennett also blogs about the policy side of teaching, arguing that cuts to PGCE places are the most significant threat to the profession yet.
Now a growing band of university students are plotting a quiet revolution against orthodox free-market teaching, arguing that alternative ways of thinking have been pushed to the margins.
Such religious tolerance has to be taught and argued for.
Students also fail to learn history because the subject is so poorly taught, Wineburg argues.
