Comments on: Uri Treisman speaks on PCC’s shift toward student success

By: Burke Thornburg

Burke Thornburg — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:54:32 +0000

Nothing wrong with reverse engineering to advance innovation as well.

By: Burke Thornburg

Burke Thornburg — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:53:05 +0000

e by including in science electives the study of physics,chemistry and biology from the Intelligent Design Perspective.. from this view we are able to study science from a design-point and not random chance. Face-it…Darwinism is falsified in every operating law observable.

By: Burke Thornburg

Burke Thornburg — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:46:11 +0000

Regarding math…. other than transfer degrees, math should be related to the vocation which is being pursued. My first AAS in 1976 showed “Related math” which included basic mathematics, then personal finance, and the foremost portion was specific to the industry I was beginning to enter…offset printing and camera work. So there was geometry, drafting skills with dividers and slide rulers, requirements to measure in paper folding and book production. We felt good and were on our way.

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By: Jim Long

Jim Long — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:31:05 +0000

I wish I could have attended Dr. Treisman’s lecture. I suspect many disciplines, not just mathematics, can benefit from a more pro-active approach to bringing students and tutors together early in the education cycle. Unfortunately, funding is always an obstacle. The ASPCC’s innovative Peer Learning Grant program, for example, was recently discontinued. Although the PCC Learning Center staff does an excellent job with the resources they have (I spent most of my summer studying there!), the Peer Learning program was one of the few programs that funded student tutors in academic programs outside the usual science/writing/mathematics subjects normally found in PCC Learning Centers. Further, it utilized some of Dr. Treisman’s ideas, by coupling tutors to a specific instructor and course.

Coupling tutors with specific courses/classrooms, across more than just the STEM programs, can only increase the likelihood of student success at PCC. If the leadership of the college is serious about Dr. Treisman’s ideas, then they must commit to funding the programs that can make it happen, for students in any discipline.

By: Jim Fasulo

Jim Fasulo — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 02:56:33 +0000

I’ve had a similar experience, as an advisor at PCC, to Jordan. Students often state that they are “not good in math” and seek a way
around the subject.

It is clear that students who fail in math or attempt to avoid it have limited options at PCC so ushering in a culture of math achievement is worthwhile and a welcome step.
I’m pleased that Uri Treisman calls for faculty and student services to work together on this issue, which I support.
Excellent article, and my hope is that faculty, staff and students get a chance to read it.
Jim Fasulo

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:58:29 +0000

Working as a PCC Academic Adviser I always get asked the question “what can I do that doesn’t require or is limited in math”.