College Counseling 101

Musings: for all of those who strive for the ivory tower and beyond ... and sometimes wonder how to get there.

February 2, 2012

The Rankings Don't Bring Out The Best ...

In fact, quite the opposite:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/education/gaming-the-college-rankings.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&ref=education`

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Brady Norvall, M.A.
FindabetterU.com
collegecounseling101.blogspot.com
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Greetings.: Thank you for visiting my blog. I have a passion for (higher) education and am pleased that people, err, at least one person, is interested in reading what I have to say about various topics at any given time. Again, thank you for checking the blog out and I look forward to engaging in productive idea sessions in the future.

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Great Documentaries

Jesus Camp- It's just a type of fundamentalism/extremism. It was shocking to watch.
Who Killed the Electric Car- Haven't heard of this one? It came out long ago . . . back when gasoline was less than $2/gallon
Bowling for Columbine- Even if you don't like Michael Moore, it takes a sad and tragic look at the psychology of a couple of high school students
Supersize Me- Just because I can't stand fast food and the consequences that it has brought onto us
The Times of Harvey Milk- An interesting look at one of our nation's most historic leaders (that you've never heard of)
An Inconvenient Truth- If you haven't seen it I recommend you do. If, for no other reason than to help raise awareness of, and understand better, this pressing issue
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room- The title here speaks for itself
War Room- About Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential Campaign. It illustrates the great power of words, media and conflict
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion- A Documentary that reveals some very interesting history of the conflict between the Chinese Government and the people of Tibet
Spellbound- A hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the Scripps National Spelling Bee and some of the participants
Amandla- Great South African Documentary about Music building hope and how that helped to overcome Apartheid

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Kundun- A Scorcese film that shows exactly why both the Dalai Lama and Scorcese, himself, are forces of vision and power to be reckoned with.
The Big Lebowski- It's absurdism. It's hilarious. It's the Coen Brothers. And it gets better everytime I watch it.
Chocolat- I have to re-watch this every year just because . . .
Pan's Labyrinth- Aren't imaginations so powerful?
Love Me If You Dare- One of the least known, and most powerful, love stories of all time
I am Sam- Sean Penn earned my respect for this one
Mystic River- Powerful in every way
It's a Wonderful Life- Well . . . isn't it? Classic tale of the power of positive (or negative) thought
Best in Show- Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman) is at his best in this one
Tsotsi- A South African movie about poverty, growing up and the power of choice
Elizabeth- So interesting because of the look into how far the Catholic Church would go to stake it's claim
The Red Violin- A wonderful look at the history of objects and the power of a story
Thank You for Smoking- The definition of "Irony"
My Left Foot- Daniel Day Lewis' first Oscar and a true story
Sophie's Choice- Powerful . . . nothing more
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner- A classic look at the differences in how we 'say' versus what we 'do'
Citizen Kane- The all-time greatest movie-- and smart, too! Think about: what do great wealth and power achieve?

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