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...course selection above all else. A common refrain from critics of the Core has been that Harvard students can fulfill distribution requirements by taking very specific classes (a class on the Cuban Revolution 1956-1971, for instance, satisfies a Historical Studies B requirement). The Core’s approach is rooted in the philosophy that general education should be about learning “methods” rather than absorbing a body of knowledge. The committee’s proposals address the shortcomings of the Core in two ways. First, the committee recommends a new structure of distribution requirements, grouping...
Whenever I go out with my fellow guy friends to a club and we approach some girls dancing, they always—without a doubt—whisper to one another while dancing with us. What does this whispering mean...
When a group of girls is dancing together and some guys approach them, it can be awkward—even “against the code”—for some girls to break away from the group, leaving others in the dust. So the whispering may stem from the very uncertainty of how the girls should act. And even if their goals are clear, whispering is a nervous impulse and a way to establish security in an uncertain situation. In fact, the girls probably can’t even hear what the others are saying...
...Dweck, a psychology professor at Stanford. "[You have to teach them that] they are in charge of their intellectual growth." Over the past couple of years, Dweck has helped run an experimental workshop with New York City public school seventh-graders to do just that. Dubbed Brainology, the unorthodox approach uses basic neuroscience to teach kids how the brain works and how it can continue to develop throughout life. "The message is that everything is within the kids' control, that their intelligence is malleable," says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist at Columbia University who has worked with Dweck to develop...
...nation,” Shields echoed. “To get 11 shutouts, that’s an impressive thing to do. We trust the whole team defense from the beginning. It’s all 11 players on the field.”The team approach to defense was well-tested in the 31st minute against Columbia when Jana Whiting broke free toward the Crimson net. After beating Shields, who came off her line, Whiting shot at the empty net. But Odorczyk trapped the ball on the goal line to preserve the shutout.“I knew...