Word: behavior
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Citing Stauder's behavior before the Joint Committee, the report stated "Our concern is not with Dr. Stauder's style, but... his failure to explain or discuss his misconduct, it must be emphasized, constituted implicit contempt of that entire Faculty...
...believe he is a deserving student," one wrote. The admissions committee reads that 10,000 times a year, Peterson says, and "it's hard to keep listening." The other teacher wrote, "Despite his humble and low-class origin, it is clear that he has somehow developed the manners and behavior of a young gentleman." The boy was admitted, despite an academic rating...
...kind of behavior that gets people put in mental hospitals is called sick or irrational. But conversations with these students suggest that given the interaction of genetic predisposition, personal history and the circumstances of the surroundings, "sick" actions are entirely logical. The sickness lies in the interpretation. The alienated student who cannot conform is branded with a stigma that pushes him further and further out until he reaches the hospital...
...students interviewed made it back in a relatively short time-but time enough for therapy, freedom from normal social pressures, experiments in behavior, and a lot of thinking to prepare them for dealing with other people's realities. For most the process of coming back was a series of forays into the world. One girl went to classes while spending nights at McLean. Another student worked for awhile before returning to Harvard...
...high school by students or teachers, perhaps high scores on national tests, they often major in functional subjects like Government, History, Economics, and above all, science. They chip away at PBH, at coed political clubs, at publications. Or else devote themselves intensely to getting high marks. They justify their behavior on pragmatic rounds, and worry most about careers and graduate school...