Word: extracurricular
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...this oft-neglected subject. Children should not only be exposed to math from an early age, but they should also be required to cultivate their skills and through rigorous practice in the same way that one might pursue excellence in sports or music. For example, offering more math-based extracurricular opportunities with the appropriate resources will serve to both increase the presence of math as something useful and non-threatening and provide some a more social outlet to counter stereotypes of math’s “nerdiness.” For too long, mathematics has languished in academic...
...Well, anyways. You have a boyfriend. Good for you,” she added, beginning to pant as the elliptical ascended to level 6. “I just have [pant] absolutely no [pant] time for that sort of thing, you know? [pant] A relationship is like an extracurricular activity and I’ve got plenty [pant] plenty of those.” “I’m taking five classes and writing a thesis,” Maxwell fired back in one breath. But it was too late—the mechanical whizzing...
...year to evaluate the role of arts at Harvard. The task force is chaired by fellow English Professor Stephen Greenblatt, in addition to student and faculty membership. The College unveiled new secondary fields in music and dramatic arts, giving more recognition to what used to be offered only as extracurricular activities. During the talk, Garber said she was anticipating the task force’s report, which will be released later this fall. While praising the University’s efforts to reinvigorate the arts, she also made some recommendations of her own. “We can certainly...
Harvard students’ competitiveness doesn’t stop in section. Even when it comes to fun, several extracurricular groups feel the need to prove that their event is the biggest and baddest of them all. But when it comes to “structured fun,” which event really delivers? Eleganza Eleganza is held in the Bright Hockey Center each year, pulling in between 1,300 and 1,600 spectators for their corporate-sponsored fashion show. And they don’t even need to try with a kitschy tagline: “Eleganza. That?...
...Though one of the goals of the simplified grading scheme was to reduce student anxiety, some students said that their peers would turn instead to extracurricular organizations in an effort to distinguish themselves. This, they said, would ultimately defeat the administration’s desire to allow students the time to enjoy the learning process...