Word: curriculum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thing, institutional change at Harvard is a painfully slow process. Core reform and the creation of Ethnic Studies, when these initiatives have been taken seriously by the administration, have moved at a glacial pace. It is a general rule that students who push for changes in the curriculum, even if successful, are not likely to still be enrolled at Harvard-Radcliffe by the time those changes are made. Moreover, conventional methods of protest and external criticism of Harvard policies both seem to simply stiffen the administration's opposition to bold changes. The Carnegie Report is likely to be taken seriously...
Harvard administrators said yesterday that they are reserving judgment until they review the report's research methods. They also pointed to recent reforms in the Core curriculum and efforts to train graduate students to be better instructors as proof that Harvard is already addressing some of the report's concerns...
...socialized recess," in which children are required to take part in monitored activities such as dance or gymnastics. In addition, more and more parents have begun to focus their children's energies on piano lessons or organized sports. Especially in affluent areas, there is increased pressure to expand the curriculum to include the arts. But while these "alternatives" can be useful, they cannot completely replace recess. The fact that recess is unstructured and free is precisely what makes it so valuable...
Unfortunately, some musicians find that no amount of catching up can remedy the absence of a sharply-focused, easily-implemented program of practice at Harvard, where academic distractions and a theory-heavy music curriculum detract from the student's ability to perfect the art of performance. "The tragedy is that while Harvard can easily become the place where you decide music is the love of your life, you may reach this epiphany at a point in your life when it really is too late for that decision," admits senior Akiko Tarumoto '98, a violinist of 16 years' experience and member...
Knowles says Harvard aims to "enrich the curriculum with visiting appointments" and to "recognize and encourage the appointment of Faculty interested in these areas...