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...emphasized that classroom size will not increase as a result of budgetary changes...
...Thamel worries—but in the nascent Amaker Era of Crimson basketball the question of athletic standards is also salient.Harvard’s sterling reputation, to borrow Thamel’s phrase, stems from its commitment to promote excellence in all areas of campus, including the classroom, the research laboratory, the concert hall, and the sports arena. Yet the men’s basketball team has languished for decades, falling well short of that standard. Meanwhile, the baseball and football teams grab Ivy League titles by the fistful, the school has nationally ranked squads in hockey, soccer, tennis...
...Project Runway”), and the early star who falls only to rise again (CariDee, “Top Model” Cycle Seven). And we begin to see these patterns not only on TV, but also in politics, in the workplace, and even in the classroom...
...sudden move to reform French Holocaust education, French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in February an unprecedented new curriculum for fifth graders learning about the Holocaust. Every fifth-grade classroom in France will henceforth be assigned to a French child-victim of the Holocaust, about whose life the students will be required to learn. If Sarkozy’s personal life and politics were under fire before, his new mandate has sparked a conflagration. But despite the criticisms of the French left, Sarkozy’s heart seems to be in the right place—it is his planning that...
...Attempts at artificial racial integration in schools, however, must be designed with the utmost caution. Past attempts at busing and redistricting have not only led to social unrest, but also to a lowered quality of education for the students involved. Education consists of far more than mere classroom experiences. Community integration, extracurricular activities, and after school programs all weave together the fabric of a student’s educational experience, and programs aimed at integration must be careful not to drastically disrupt these elements of a child’s schooling. Moreover, integration programs should pay special attention...