Rallying Point:The Laura Bush School of Education

[Stallion]

Rallying Point that could raise substantial funds and coordinate with the Message and Future of the University. Put it in the George Bush Memorial Book-Mobile and everybody is more than happy. Rallying point that overwhelms faculty resistence. GENIUS!!!

[expony18]

it must be a quiet period....

[SMUer]

Well, SMU already has a brand-spanking new graduate school for education (School of Education and Human Development), an undergraduate program should be quick on its way.

[crazy horse]

http://www.smu.edu/teacher_education/school.asp

I'm confused.

What exactly are we missing in this area that is hurting recruiting?

[SMUer]

good link, yeah it seems like everything is already in place for recruits who want to pursue education/coaching...and the school is less than a 5 minute walk from the football facilities

[Stallion]

Now we just heard the Phil Bennett press conference in which it is admitted by both Bennett and Orsini that is not true. Put down your damn pom-poms for one moment and pay attention.

[SMUer]

Uh...the new building is there. The program is already turning out graduates. If you look at the official link it tells everything you need to do as an undergraduate at SMU to participate in their graduate education programs. This has less to do with cheerleading and more to do with acknowledging reality and physical objects that actually exist in the world.

[Stallion]

have you listened to the press conference? Have you read the link to tommorrow's DMN? This is 18 years after the DP.

[SMUer]

Yeah I read/watched both. Click on the damn SMU link dude, it's current. The department is already there...if you are interested in EDU at SMU, I've read enough about the program tonight that I can talk you through enrolling in their undergraduate/graduate programs. If I (others) can find it, why can't Bennett/Orsini. Pretty bad press slip up by both.

[Stallion]

How can you read with your head up your [deleted]?

[PK]

have you listened to the press conference? Have you read the link to tommorrow's DMN? This is 18 years after the DP.

Stallion, considering what teachers are paid these days, why would any normal person wanting to go into education want to pay SMU's very high tuition when they can get an education degree from A&M Commerce and still get their low paying teacher's job. There is no reason what so ever for SMU to start up an education undergraduate program other than to satisfy the needs of football and basketball players. That is the only reason they would start such a program up and the fact they are even considering it is pretty amazing.

[Pony Soup]

I am confused

[PonyKai]

How can you read with your head up your [deleted]?

Jesus christ think you can make a point and then defend it without trying to tear someone to shreds? If you're right, and he's wrong, then put it in a newsletter. Write a book. Publish it. Email someone who cares. Hijack a TV news network and broadcast it on the air. Stop stripping down these "poor insignificant" people because he's trying to make a point.

Say you're wrong, then put a fact after it.

[Pony Soup]

I am no longer confused, Thanks STL

[SMUer]

Stallion, you are acting (and insulting) like I'm stating outlandish opinions, but nay I tell you, I'm simply reading what SMU itself has posted on its own websites. It's not an opinion, it's an established SMU curriculum.