Quotes About Academic rigor

We try to apply the academic rigor in finance to the practical application of managing money within our strategies.

I remember being in strong physics, physiology and biology classes.

Unfortunately, a lot of economists wanted to make their subject a science. So the more what you do resembles physics or chemistry, the more credible you become.

It can be said unequivocally that good teaching is far more complex, difficult, and demanding than mediocre research, which may explain why professors try so hard to avoid it.

A succession of philosophers and historians spent their time studiously attempting to say nothing as successfully as possible. The less that was successfully said, the greater the relief and acclaim. No attempt to address any idea, history or fact was able to pass without first being put through the pit-stop of the modern academy. No generality could be attempted and no specific could be uttered.

The more exacting the challenge, the more rigorous our rituals need to be.

In an increasingly complex world, with courseloads becoming heavier and heavier, shouldn't we be opting for more accountability when it comes to our professors, not less?

I want to study theoretical physics because it is one of the hardest things there is.

To read with diligence; not to rest satisfied with a light and superficial knowledge, nor quickly to assent to things commonly spoken

Lower standards tell students that they don't need to work hard and leave more high school students unprepared for college and the workplace.

and she's a nurse. do you know how hard nursing school is? it's like medical school. so she's obviously smart.

It was academic rigor meeting street smarts, which Hank possessed in abundance.

Education in Bavaria is tough. You fail sports, you have to repeat the year.

I think there are ways that graduate students can fact-check their work. I think there are ways that we can do this that don't require massive amounts of resources.

I coached at Northwestern for eight years, where the admission requirements were high.

Only historians tell you what they thought. Research workers stick to what they did.

Teachers may think of caring as unconditional praise, or as quickly incorporating cultural components into the curriculum, or even as lowering standards. On the contrary, others have argued, an "ethic of care" means a combination of respect, admiration, and rigorous standards.

It's out of fashion in these decaying times to be a scholar.

and she's a nurse. do you know how hard nursing school is? it's like medical school. so she's obviously smart.

Our seminaries today are turning out dead men.

A prerequisite for a successful scientific career is an enthusiastic willingness to pore through the minutiae of subjects that 99.9 percent of Earth's population find screamingly dull.

I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.

If law school is so hard to get through how come there are so many lawyers?

The business of schools is to design, create, and invent high-quality, intellectually demanding schoolwork that students find engaging.