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Wicked Tension: 175
Tension between “pure scholarship” and vocational preparation.
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Wicked Tension: 174
Tension between student preparation for the 21st Century, cost, applicable student experiences, transferable knowledge, and cost.
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Wicked Tension: 173
The Healthcare Industry in the US is devouring everything, and is unsustainable.
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Wicked Tension: 172
We discussed the ongoing tension between some students wanting narrow “career skills” versus the university’s desire to teach broader learning skills and mindsets (like problem solving, team work, etc)
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Wicked Tension: 171
The shortage of funding is juxtaposed with the mission to provide an excellent and well-rounded relevant education. If we are unable to inspire NH natives to remain in the state to put their education into practice, we will continue a sad trend that is draining our state of its youthful energy, innovation, and spirit.
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Wicked Tension: 170
The mission of transformative education is in tension with the incredible amount of daily work that is not focused around teaching!
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Wicked Tension: 169
#1, Mission: One mission statement discusses engagement with the White Mountain community, the other notes a mission to expose students to different perspectives. Most of our students are either from the area, or at the very least very familiar with the area. #2: The local community does have a vested interest in the success of […]
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Wicked Tension: 168
Conflict/tension between our mission (to serve the local community and the north country of NH) and our context (need to search for students out of state to combat decreasing enrollment and local demographics of an aging and decreasing population). There is also a tension within our mission, of striving to prepare students for a global […]
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Wicked Tension: 167
Tension – who is our community? I think PSU’s community includes off campus partners who deserve MORE sustained investment in their needs (more than a semester long course – one hit wonder.
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Wicked Tension: 165
Tension between the need to do innovative work that encourages independent, critical thinkers and the lack of funding and resources available.