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...ambition equal? Is the overworked lawyer on the partner track any more ambitious than the overworked parent on the mommy track? Is the successful musician to whom melody comes naturally more driven than the unsuccessful one who sweats out every note? We may listen to Mozart, but should we applaud Salieri...
There are no hard rules for the kinds of families that turn out the highest achievers. Most psychologists agree that parents who set tough but realistic challenges, applaud successes and go easy on failures produce kids with the greatest self-confidence...
...that spoke with Miers were less than enthused with her knowledge of the Constitution. In fact, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter, R-Pa., declared upon speaking with her that she needed “a crash course in constitutional law.” While we applaud Harriet Miers’ decision to withdraw, we hope that this doesn’t motivate President Bush to nominate a far-right justice to please his base. History shows that nominating another intelligent, affable legal mind along the lines of Roberts—no matter how conservative?...
...brewing. The EPC proposed sweeping changes to the structure of concentrations such as moving concentration declaration to the middle of sophomore year, reducing requirements, and introducing the possibility of a “secondary field,” which would be similar to minors offered at other colleges. We applaud the effort to make concentrations less constraining, but we disagree with some of the specific measures proposed...
...restrictions are already among the loosest in academia. Yale, for instance, still refuses to acknowledge all travel to the West Bank and Gaza. Students shouldn’t demand the right to get exceptions from a policy that already stands head and shoulders above the rest. We applaud the College for striking the right balance between managing its liability and giving students a range of travel options.With the change in travel policy, the College has shown that it is truly committed to enhancing students’ ability to learn from a broad range of different countries and cultures. In loosening...