Recently, a few people have contacted me with questions about the Stanford joint degree MBA/MA.Ed program and this post is probably the sort of thing they would be interested in. Others will probably be interested too, but this will definitely catch the eye of folks interested in Education.
Yesterday, I found out that one of my professors from the Stanford School of Education, Prof. Michael Kirst, has his own blog up and I wanted to give him a quick plug here. The link to his site is:
http://thecollegepuzzle.blogspot.com/
Here’s a quick description of what he discusses on his site:
“My blog discusses the important and complex subjects of college completion, college success, student risk factors (for failing), college readiness, and academic preparation. I will explore the pieces of the college puzzle that heavily influence, if not determine, college success rates.”
I’ve started reading his blog and he’s got some thought-provoking content that is set up as a series of short article-style postings. I remember him being very passionate about the problems that students face because of administrative structures back when I took his ‘Politics of Education’ course and he continues this passion through his site. I hope that you guys will take a second to check him out and pass his link along to any others that you think might be interested.
Yesterday, I found out that one of my professors from the Stanford School of Education, Prof. Michael Kirst, has his own blog up and I wanted to give him a quick plug here. The link to his site is:
http://thecollegepuzzle.blogspot.com/
Here’s a quick description of what he discusses on his site:
“My blog discusses the important and complex subjects of college completion, college success, student risk factors (for failing), college readiness, and academic preparation. I will explore the pieces of the college puzzle that heavily influence, if not determine, college success rates.”
I’ve started reading his blog and he’s got some thought-provoking content that is set up as a series of short article-style postings. I remember him being very passionate about the problems that students face because of administrative structures back when I took his ‘Politics of Education’ course and he continues this passion through his site. I hope that you guys will take a second to check him out and pass his link along to any others that you think might be interested.
Hello. I’m curious to know what made you get an MA in Education in conjunction with your MBA. I was looking at your profile and it seems your background is in Computer Science/Engineering, and now work at McKinsey. How does your degree in Education help you in your current job? Do you recommend future Stanford GSB’ers to do this dual degree option?
Hi Marquis, I am a regular reader of ur blog and I get a lot of insights into Stanford through ur eyes (or ur blog rather). There is something I would like you to add. I want to know what are all the avenues at Stanford to explore? I wasn’t able to contact current yr students, all seem to be busy. Like the NetImpact conference,etc, what are the avenues/events/contests that you saw during ur time there? Also, if someone were to enter the consumer goods industry I don’t see many companies recruiting at Stanford. You have any friends who took up that industry? Another question is, how does a 10 day GMIX experience help people? How much do you learn in 10 days? Thanks a lot, Subha (from India)