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...unique problems that could intensify the dips in that model. For starters, the world is hardly well-disposed to them right now: people are angry and looking for someone to blame, and the banks and their employees are natural targets. For some employees, an entire sense of self is at-risk. "Not only is society saying, 'We don't want you to exercise [your profession] anymore,' it's saying, 'We actually don't value [your profession] anymore,'" Morgan says. The result can be a reduced sense of self-worth. Former bank employees may be timid about telling people what they...
...understand the risk factors in the Asian population,” she told the council members. Mary Wong, the executive director of the council, said that the report on mental health was compiled in response to a discussion that began in September 2007, when members wanted to explore whether at-risk youths were exhibiting unhealthy behavior because they lived in environments that were not supportive. But Wong and Cambridge City Council member Kenneth E. Reeves ’72 expressed uneasiness with the way the findings were presented, proposing that the racial categories used in the survey could obscure...
...which they are allocated. Given the high stakes, the most destructive response to the current crisis in education is complacency. Fortunately, The Equity Project makes a strong stand for challenging accepted methods of pedagogy and developing innovative ways to teach some of America’s most at-risk students. In addition, The Equity Project presents a model for higher, more effectively structured teacher salaries. In contrast to the appallingly low pay offered at most schools across the country, The Equity Project’s substantial salaries will attract better candidates to the teaching profession, allowing it to acquire...
...Kids Aren't All Right As a high school english teacher of at-risk students in an urban school, I have seen firsthand how sexuality is exploding [Sept. 22]. First of all, we need to have an honest conversation about protection. Also, girls don't have sex or get pregnant on their own. We need to start promoting male role models who don?t just use women and leave. We need to start teaching our boys to treat females and their own children with more respect. For both girls and boys: Use condoms every time. Don't have sex just...
...high school english teacher of at-risk students in an urban school, I have seen firsthand how sexuality is exploding [Sept. 22]. First of all, we need to have an honest conversation about protection. Also, girls don't have sex or get pregnant on their own. We need to start promoting male role models who don't just use women and leave. We need to start teaching our boys to treat females and their own children with more respect. For both girls and boys: Use condoms every time. Don't have sex just to fit in. And babies...