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...makes sense for a President to make these kinds of changes, if only because of burnout. "People are tired," says a former White House official. "Everyone is pooped at this point." But the changes by themselves are not a panacea. The sources of Bush's woes - mostly fueled by Iraq but also including high oil prices and stymied policies like the partial privatization of Social Security - aren't likely to change until the policies themselves either change or yield better results. The staff turnovers that lead to new policies tend to work best. Those that just change names...
...example, there must be one carer for every five children under the age of three; in Queensland the maximum ratio is 1 to 4. Another essential is qualified staff. More child-care centers mean more jobs, but the industry struggles to keep workers from deserting the profession because of burnout and low wages - a qualified child-care worker might get $A35,000 a year. At Whittlesea Child Care Centre, in Melbourne, coordinator Margaret Hayes recently had a carer quit because she could earn more working in a supermarket. At the East Melbourne Child Care Co-operative, manager Petra Hilsen...
First, there is the troubling issue of burnout. Students have already proven, in many instances, apathetic about the UC. Despite massive campaigning outside the Science Center, only about 60 percent of the student body voted in December’s presidential election, and 40 percent voted in September’s general election. To think that there would be significant turnout for frequent polls would be unrealistic, and the UC should be careful not to inundate students with solicitations...
...university’s problematic exams schedule. Quadlings petition for longer local library hours, internationals for a longer break and professors for a longer reading period. Meanwhile, each night Lamont fills up like the Hindenburg—ready to blow—driving the student body close to burnout. Fixing this very simple problem would, at least, be one easy way of taking the heat off Harvard students. Juliet Samuel ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Wigglesworth Hall...
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