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Whenever I speak about this to middle and high school students, I am struck by how surprising they find it. To the vast majority, science is solely about answers??��the material that’s sandwiched between the covers of their textbooks. It’s understandable. For the most part, we teach science as if it were a technical trade: Learn these facts about cells. Memorize these equations describing motion. Balance these reactions that underlie oxidation. And then demonstrate competence by passing an exam. With this lopsided focus on the end points of research, the scientific explorations...
...Schleicher said concentrating in English probably helped a lot, but many of his answers??��or rather, questions—came from information he has acquired by chance...
...other on-campus resources with questions, and they may be reluctant to talk with authority figures about topics like sex that are socially taboo. With PCC counselors at study breaks, younger students will have a natural, social opportunity to ask their questions about sex and get real answers??��not dining hall or locker room fiction. Harvard students should think about sex: In light of Trojan’s recent Sexual Health Report Card, the need for educational outreach seems especially important. The college would do well to recognize that positive, peer-to-peer education about mental health...
...questions about both the state and purpose of secondary education in America. As Wagner states in his conclusion, “However you choose to start the conversation, it will succeed only if it is a reflective discussion that is driven by the important questions rather than the easy answers??��by inquiry rather than ideology.” But as answers to this question start to be outlined, educators and policy makers should not forget to address the first achievement gap that continues to have great bearing on the post-secondary opportunities of low-income and minority students...
Gilbert’s ability to ask questions—and propose answers??��puts him at the forefront of the growing field of happiness research. New releases such as “The How of Happiness,” “The Happiness Hypothesis,” and Harvard’s own Tal Ben-Shahar’s “Happier” are signs that its never been trendier to be happy in our Prozac nation. But Gilbert and his colleagues are quick to emphasize the difference between self-help texts and his work...