Noted admissions-frenzy critic to speak in S.F.
Lloyd Thacker, the nation's most visible critic of the high-pressure, high-powered college admissions frenzy, will speak in S.F. on Monday, Jan. 14, at Lick-Wilmerding High School, 755 Ocean Ave. Here's the announcement:
The Parent's Coalition of Bay Area High Schools is pleased to host LloydThacker, author of "Colleges Unranked: Ending the College Admission Frenzy."Mr. Thacker's message will inspire us to think about education, and give us tools to help us make the college admission process more educationallyrelevant, rewarding, and productive. Seventeen years as a college counselor gave Mr. Thacker a candid insight into the admission process. His message that our current admission process no longer serves the values and purposes traditionally associated with h igher education has resonated with college presidents and trustees around the country. In the past year, Mr. Thacker has been interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times Magazine, Yale Daily News and The Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as numerous other publications. He has appeared on the McNeil Lehrer News Hour and The Today Show, and has been interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered and KQED's Michael Krasny show. Teenagers are welcome. For more information on Mr. Thacker, visit www.educationconservancy.org.
Monday, January 14, 2008 7:30 to 9 PM
Lick-Wilmerding High School
755 Ocean Ave, San Francisco
A $5 donation is requested at the door.
Street and nearby parking at San Francisco City College (lot on Phelan offOcean -$2) is available. Lick -Wilmerding is also walking distance from the Balboa Park BART station and Muni lines.
The Parent's Coalition of Bay Area High Schools is pleased to host LloydThacker, author of "Colleges Unranked: Ending the College Admission Frenzy."Mr. Thacker's message will inspire us to think about education, and give us tools to help us make the college admission process more educationallyrelevant, rewarding, and productive. Seventeen years as a college counselor gave Mr. Thacker a candid insight into the admission process. His message that our current admission process no longer serves the values and purposes traditionally associated with h igher education has resonated with college presidents and trustees around the country. In the past year, Mr. Thacker has been interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times Magazine, Yale Daily News and The Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as numerous other publications. He has appeared on the McNeil Lehrer News Hour and The Today Show, and has been interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered and KQED's Michael Krasny show. Teenagers are welcome. For more information on Mr. Thacker, visit www.educationconservancy.org.
Monday, January 14, 2008 7:30 to 9 PM
Lick-Wilmerding High School
755 Ocean Ave, San Francisco
A $5 donation is requested at the door.
Street and nearby parking at San Francisco City College (lot on Phelan offOcean -$2) is available. Lick -Wilmerding is also walking distance from the Balboa Park BART station and Muni lines.
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