Background
Smith, Peter Plympton was born on October 31, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frederick P. Smith.
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The Quiet Crisis argues that we are failing to educate large numbers of students in higher education successfully because we are employing an out-of-date educational model that ignores the knowledge and resources available that would make these students successful. This model-the author argues-ignores the newest scientific findings about how we learn; it still favors those in the upper economic strata and works against minorities, despite efforts to level the playing field; and it is slow to harness the power of technology to allow for deeper and better learning. Drawing on his 30 years as a higher education administrator and policymaker, Peter Smith exposes this hidden crisis in American higher education and makes recommendations for its transformation. Through research data and stories, he argues, clearly and forcefully that our schools are organized for failure and that our historic "industrial model" simply won't make the grade to compete in the knowledge economy. Unless we rethink higher education profoundly, we will serve a declining percentage of the population successfully each year, and thus we will fail in our mission to create, teach, and sustain the next generation of leaders. This book will appeal not only to teaching faculty and academic administrators, but also to political leaders, parents, and anyone else who cares about the future of the academy and the bigger picture a successful educational system informs.
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Smith, Peter Plympton was born on October 31, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frederick P. Smith.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1968. Master of Arts in Teaching., Harvard University, 1970. Doctor of Education, Harvard University, 1984.
D Public Service (honorary), Norwich University.
Assistant to commissioner education State of Vermont, 1969—1970. Director Montpelier (Vermont) Education Facility, 1970. Founder, 1st president Vermont Community College, 1970-1978.
Director office external programs Vermont State Colleges, 1975-1976. President Appleyard's of Vermont, 1979-1980. Regional manager New England Council for Advancement Experimental Learning, 1979-1980.
President Hunger Mountain Associates, Vermont, 1980-1982. Member Vermont State Senate, 1981-1982. Lieutenant governor State of Vermont, 1983-1986.
Member-at-large United States Congress from Vermont, 1989-1991. Vice president Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, 1987-1988. Dean, School Education & Human Development George Washington University, 1991—1994.
President California State University, Monterrey Bay, 1994—2005. Assistant director-general for education United Nations Educational, 2005—2007. Executive director United States Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education, 1991.
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Board directors Vermont Public Radio. Chairman board directors Rumney School, Middlesex, Vermont. Chairman fund drive United Way, 1980.
Chairman Bethany United Church of Christ. Trustee Washington County Supervisory Union School District.
Married Sarah Giddings. Children: Ben, David, Daniel.