Word: avoiding
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...course we must return to problems of definition, since we do not think a broad General Education means a series of survey courses (in the worst sense of that phrase) spread over a variety of topics. We share fully the Committee's desire to avoid superficiality in Gen Ed. But who does not? To solve the dilemma of breadth versus depth is inevitably to settle on basic definitions of the General Education. But this is not easy...
...Second, we would de-emphasize the role of course sequences in Gen Ed's lower level since they would allow people to avoid what we consider the most important goal in Gen Ed, acquiring a basic vocabulary in four broad areas of knowledge, Natural Science, Behavioral Science, Historical Studies, and Humanities...
Aware of the pressing need for strengthening Gen Ed, the Committee has either left definitions innocuously vague or appeased opposing factions by adopting contradictory compromises, in both cases to avoid controversy and pass problems on to the new Committee on General Education for solution. But we think these problems should be debated...
...courses (as opposed to the Gen Ed experience) is an especially salient failing since the report places so much emphasis on the need for a much stronger, unique administrative body for General Education. Most likely, the Doty Committee decided to leave the aims of Gen Ed quite broad and avoid a prolonged controversy which would delay the needed administrative reforms. But whatever the reason, the failure of definition should be remedied...
...announced Thursday that it would transplant the trees, which include 35 sycamores, to avoid their destruction by the Boylston St. underpass. The Boston Globe reported the operation would begin in December...