tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139380866860511018.post2492905729212234798..comments2024-03-28T15:25:37.037+00:00Comments on Improvisation Blog: Three worlds of educationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139380866860511018.post-40384660040787795592011-07-31T15:50:50.899+01:002011-07-31T15:50:50.899+01:00I like the fake degrees... I fancy a peerage, alth...I like the fake degrees... I fancy a peerage, although they haven't branched out that far yet!!<br /><br />'Entitlement' is a strange thing. I think I've come across more teachers with a sense of entitlement than students. Everyone wants to be treated fairly. For students paying a lot of money (soon), fair treatment may mean Universities do more to help them raise their social capital (and mobility) than at present.Mark Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438712149227569557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139380866860511018.post-64545478932353024952011-07-29T08:22:27.967+01:002011-07-29T08:22:27.967+01:00Interesting post - it does help to think why stude...Interesting post - it does help to think why students are there.<br />Mischievously I thought about the ones who don't even come http://www.superiorfakedegrees.com/<br />There are also students, perhaps with a sense of entitlement, who see a degree as a natural progression in their career where the choice of university is as much about networks and personal development as about the content of the degree programme. This interesting report http://www.suttontrust.com/research/the-educational-backgrounds-of-mps/ shows the that social mobility amongst UK's professional and political elites is lower than elsewhere.Frances Bellhttp://twitter.com/francesbellnoreply@blogger.com