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...indicated natural ability. “My hope is that we can find evidence for the nurture hypothesis that musical training during development can interfere positively with cognitive development,” said Schlaug. “It is a powerful finding and powerful message that this kind of extracurricular activity over several years can be as powerful and can lead to cognitive changes.” Winner said that if it is proven that musical training improves cognition, the ways in which children are educated could be changed for the better. In the future, music...
...have no such excuse. We can plead neither the immaturity of children, nor the cynicism of adults, nor the incredible self-aggrandizement of Machiavellian world leaders. Not now—not yet. Extracurricular activities in college are never necessary to success in life, but rather a welcome distraction from it. At Harvard, they may be where the next generation of elites practices changing the world—but it is still only practice. And if that elite is so concerned about winning now, shouldn’t we all worry about what it will one day bring...
This month, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) released its ninth annual report on how involved students are in both academic and extracurricular activities - which are key indicators of educational quality - at four-year schools across the country. The survey, which is funded by the nonprofit Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, provides hundreds of colleges and universities with some of the most comprehensive data available on how well they're engaging students compared to their peer institutions. The survey's main goal is to help schools figure out how to do a better job of educating college...
...dark side of information-gathering every day. And, although it might seem counterintuitive, sometimes a very small population of us is simply forced down this slippery slope of knowing way too much about complete and utter strangers. By small population, I mean myself, and through the course of my extracurricular choices, I have unwittingly become the largest DHA creeper at Harvard.Successfully serving as a sports writer can only be achieved through an impressive depth of knowledge about a number of athletes here at our college. Most writers cover at least two beats each year, leading to an intense one-sided...
...parents of Collin A. Jones ’12, who opted for coffee in the Memorial Hall transept rather than participating in the Harvard College Marathon Challenge around campus, said they enjoyed spending time with their son and meeting his roommates in Wigglesworth. The balancing act between academic, extracurricular, and social life formed the common thread running through many of the weekend’s activities and served as the basis for the panel discussion “The Freshman Year: Now and the Months Ahead.” As moderator of the discussion, Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman...