tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post2004868741845188237..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Lesson unlearnedZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-47034431371663465852013-11-23T10:24:03.735-08:002013-11-23T10:24:03.735-08:00CCSF was long well-regarded. Back in my day (*cou...CCSF was long well-regarded. Back in my day (*cough*) at Cal, I knew quite a few transfer students from CCSF who performed well at Cal during their junior and senior years, including two in STEM areas who went on to earn PhDs. from Cal and UCSD, respectively.<br /><br />Of course, a lot of California's community colleges produced well-qualified transfer students back then, because putting money into education was considered a good investment (not to mention preparing Americans to beat the Russkies in the Cold War, including the race to the Moon).Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-13775347538392437522013-11-15T13:28:03.929-08:002013-11-15T13:28:03.929-08:00It would not be the first college plagued with bad...It would not be the first college plagued with bad management. It's just surprising that it happens in a desirable place to live. It should be easy to find people who could do a good job and want to live in the Bay Area.evlunclbudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198119284093699151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-17273130373794790262013-11-14T05:57:28.233-08:002013-11-14T05:57:28.233-08:00Oh, good, you're back! GOP idiocy is fun to g...Oh, good, you're back! GOP idiocy is fun to gnaw on but it does get a bit stale after several months!<br /><br />Here's hoping for more postings.Disturbingly Openmindednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-60315011355090822532013-11-11T20:31:35.203-08:002013-11-11T20:31:35.203-08:00The one area where CCSF shines is the most importa...The one area where CCSF shines is the most important area: instruction. Their faculty members are generally regarded as excellent. CCSF's problems are all focused on slip-shod, half-baked management practices that jeopardize the entire operation. It's exacerbated by a big dollop of denial. The loss of CCSF would be an enormous tragedy for education in the greater Bay Area.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-36071890183786198712013-11-11T16:51:49.602-08:002013-11-11T16:51:49.602-08:00I don't know about administrative issues, but ...I don't know about administrative issues, but when I applied for a position at SFCC in 2000 and another in 2001, I was very impressed with their process. They asked excellent questions, and had over a dozen faculty attending the demonstration lesson. Their math lab impressed me also.<br /><br />I love my work at Contra Costa College, and am now grateful that I didn't get the position at SFCC. (It was very close.) But I think it's a great school in many ways, and having the accreditors say it would close has been very destructive.Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.com