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Critics Of American Colleges Typically Attribute The Failings Of Undergraduate Education To A Tendency On The Part Of Professors To Neglect Their Teaching To Concentrate On Research. In Fact, The Evidence Does Not Support This Thesis, Except Perhaps In Major Research Universities.

Again And Again, Universities Have Put A Low Priority On The Very Programs And Initiatives That Are Needed Most To Increase Productivity And Competitiveness, Improve The Quality Of Government, And Overcome The Problems Of Illiteracy, Miseducation, And Unemployment.

Freshly Minted Ph.ds Typically Teach The Way Their Favorite Professors Taught.

An Educated Man Must Have A "curiosity In Exploring The Unfamiliar And Unexpected, An Open-mindedness In Entertaining Opposing Points Of View, Tolerance For The Ambiguity That Surrounds So Many Important Issues, And A Willingness To Make The Best Decisions He Can In The Face Of Uncertainty And Doubt".

I Think One Thing That Does Cause Unhappiness Is Protracted Anxiety And Worry.