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...initiative in activity-based learning.” The report suggested that an activity-based learning program could capitalize on Harvard’s flourishing extracurricular life, allowing students to forge “an intellectual link” between their academic pursuits and their endeavors outside of the classroom. Many have bristled at this promotion of activity-based learning, worried that classes would co-opt students’ extracurricular activities, transforming them into another form of stressful academic drudgery...
...community center, another organized a get-out-the-vote campaign in Roxbury, and one worked to mobilize the myriad Middle East activism groups on campus into a coherent network. No longer were our two worlds split into disparate (and competing) realms of learning; this pedagogy married more theoretical, conventional classroom learning with tangible—and holistically rewarding—activities, resulting in an incredibly refreshing and educational experience...
This course succeeded because it revolved entirely around our organizing projects. We had a personal stake in each week’s reading, and the readings in turn greatly informed our work outside the classroom. This synergy created a learning experience that transcended anything we’d previously encountered in a Harvard class...
...Crimson’s first of the outdoor season, and the team got a critical training week in better weather.“It’s a really important week,” junior Christopher Green said. “Just having a week out of the classroom, where you’re in a nice environment with warm weather where you get to focus on training twice a day just helps you prepare.”“We’re out on that track from anywhere between four and seven hours...
...evolution of elementary and secondary schools in America over the last century largely reflects the influence of Dewey’s ideas. Schools, particularly in the lower grades, have moved steadily away from a hub-and-spoke model of education, where the only significant relationship in a classroom is between the teacher and each individual student. Today primary and secondary students participate far more actively in each other’s educations, working in small groups and holding discussions while the teacher acts as a facilitator in addition to the traditional role of direct instructor...