Word: esteem
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...exemplary teachers who burnish instead of blemish a school's academic aura. But that's precisely the sin of Alabama and other schools: by morphing the college coach from Knute Rockne into Jack Welch, they're once and for all admitting that when it comes to building their self-esteem as institutions of higher learning, football is the sine qua non instead of the complement...
...childhood pet’s name (undoubtedly his facebook password), log on to his account, and create one for him.Problem Solved!SaraDear Sara,I sent you an email earlier in the week and you mocked my alliteration. That hurt. How can I recover from this blow to my self-esteem?—Whining Whistfully in Winthrop Whining, I’m sorry. It has been brought to my attention that sometimes I am not funny. I’m looking into it.Deeply Apologetic,SaraDear Sara,It’s my senior year and I’m still...
...academic decorations, these two sets of faculty are often indistinguishable. They are each subjected to the same teaching requirements, and they are usually held in equally high esteem not just by their peers but also by their students...
...delivered the keynote address at the event, which was aimed at helping women break through a “glass ceiling” limiting their leadership opportunities. Hyde spoke about her winding staircase to business success—she first formed SWSG, an organization that aims to build self-esteem in young girls, as a high-schooler in Miami and brought the program with her to Harvard. During her senior year, Hyde decided to turn the program into a non-profit organization. Hyde said that at first she felt like a “mad scientist?...
...University Women, contains a profusion of studies showing that girls fare poorly in co-ed schools: They are ignored, patronized, passed over; when teachers give girls personal attention, it is often about outfits and appearance; girls get good grades but poor scores on standardized tests; they have low self-esteem. Latina and African-American girls, in particular, are overlooked and underachieving. The classroom climate is “chilly” for female students, who are being “shortchanged...