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...Ferris Bueller??s Day Off” (Dir. John Hughes)—With all apologies to “Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues, no other film better captures the romantic American Dream that is Chicago. What kid growing up in the Chicago suburbs—or any suburb, for that matter—doesn’t dream of cutting class, catching a Cubs game, visiting the museums, and simply experiencing the wonder of the Windy City...
...lectures are taped. In a past career, Ray Erickson perhaps defused hostage situations or drug addicts’ highs—at the very least, he once put a BS54 student on No-Doz to sleep. Picture a biology professor version of Ben Stein in “Ferris Bueller??s Day Off” and multiply by ten. Just make sure you don't snore (another real-life occurrence). Don’t bother even buying the textbook; you only really need to read the pages on the exam outline, which is given out a week before...
...premier educational institution like Harvard should at least give it a try. Here are my top ten reasons why:10. Unleash your creativity: Teaching doesn’t have to fit the stereotype presented in that classic movie of 1986 (anyone? anyone?): “Ferris Bueller??s Day Off.” No topic (except perhaps the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act) can prevent good teachers from constructing lesson plans that pique their students’ curiosity. All-star educators can explain the difference between capitalism and communism with...
...graduate of Yale Law School, Stein is probably best known for his role in Ferris Bueller??s Day Off. But he has also worked as a lawyer, political speechwriter, professor, magazine columnist and host of the Comedy Central game show “Win Ben Stein’s Money...
...recognize him at first immediately knew him when we said he was the Ferris Bueller guy,” law student Anjan Choudhury said, referring to Stein’s much-parodied role as a dull high school economics teacher calling attendance in John Hughes’ classic, Ferris Bueller??s Day OfChoudhury, a third-year law student from Houston, is one of this year’s four HLS class marshals, who are in charge of planning Class Day events. He said graduating students were solicited in the fall for suggestions of Class Day speakers...