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...Meanwhile, the state board of education wanted to see elective classes that expose them to diverse cultures and international issues; explore the rights and obligations of citizenship; teach finance and business principles in depth; and challenge them to access, analyze and use information from multimedia sources. The coursework, state officials recommended, should also improve critical-thinking, problem-solving and communication abilities through team projects. Last spring the legislature overwhelmingly approved the new graduation rules-all of which take effect with next fall's freshman class. "They are among the most rigorous requirements in the country," says Michael Cohen, president...
...science program is a lack of rigor. Students can easily make their way through their 32 courses at Harvard without ever really encountering the scientific method or learning what a controlled experiment is. If a Harvard student doesn’t understand a scientific issue, his general education coursework should at least give him the wherewithal to become informed. The Task Force on General Education’s proposal is a good start; the exclusion of courses like Science B-57, “Dinosaurs and Their Relatives,” which fail to provide basic science literacy, will make...
...Core Curriculum report, written under the auspices of then (and now) University President Derek C. Bok. The disco era’s original spawn was to be called “Philosophical Analysis.” Then—as is the case now—its proposed coursework centered around political philosophy as a basis to answering ethical questions. The readings for the different courses often overlap, with J.S. Mill, Plato, and Aristotle appearing as perpetual syllabus favorites. Expect to write two to three papers, a midterm, and a final (sometimes even a final paper). Lectures can be horribly...
...people actually into science, which will make the course better or worse depending on where you fall on the spectrum. Professor Eric Heller and most of his students are quite enthusiastic, but if you aren’t interested in the hows and whys of wind instruments, the coursework will likely bore you.If you’ve made a commitment to attend class, the antics of Science A-29, “The Nature of Light and Matter” is most likely to entice you to actually show up. Each lecture features a fun demonstration, usually concerning how light...
...concentration classes and fuck the gut Cores.” In other words, Core classes provide great opportunities to get easy grades without acquiring the stigma usually assigned to gut classes. The big difference between Cores and department courses lies in the way the classes are approached and how coursework is graded. An essay question in a Core English or History class is much more likely to have a “right” answer than a departmental class, making it that much easier to study for. Easy Cores can be viewed as opportunities to juice your GPA with...