Consider the Introduction to Economics class. One of the intriguing challenges in teaching that class is that you can neatly divide the room into two camps. These two sets of students are not only taking the course for very different reasons, they are rather suspicions of the other group, wondering a bit why those others are even in college at all. The first group is heading for an MBA and a career in “business.” (One of my many amusements is pointing out to such students that all jobs, by … [Read more...] about Commerce and Culture
Measuring out my life with coffee spoons ...and books
