Word: core
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...where one myopic offering in your menagerie might focus on those didgeridoos, the Core of tomorrow might undertake a cross-study of flutes in their many incarnations, from the pan-flutes of the Roman and Greek empires to the lesser-known (but no less important) Papuan and Khoisan flutists—perhaps even Bach’s flute sonatas would make a brief appearance. All in the name of a general education...
...choice between the rigor of a survey course on Western history or political philosophy and the promise of an easy “A” offered by the many peripheral courses is exactly why I loathe you, Core Curriculum. By not saying “you must take this,” you have caused us all to abandon those courses which look too hard, too legitimate. How many of your wards graduate without reading Aristotle or Shakespeare or Locke, but having learned of Mongolian architecture and samurai...
...Core, I would love and not loathe you if you had a compelling, guiding purpose. Command me, Core, to take those things I’d rather not take for the sake of my GPA or my attention span; make those who come in our wake study those things that, although it’s been hushed into an open secret, are still thought to be the underpinnings of our civilization...
...only you had a voice, Core Curriculum, to declare, “Euthanize or reinvigorate me, but do neither half-way” to give your doctors of pedagogy recognition of what must be done...
...Harvard Business School, emphasized the need for future plans to focus on “decentralized action with centralized coordination.” In other words, he advocated having individuals, organizations, and local governments manage the recovery effort of their own communities while the state and national governments restore core systems like road and communication repairs.The need for local effort was a leitmotiv of the teach-in. A discussion titled “Public Health Priorities in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina” will take place this Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Kresge...