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Shortly after I entered the fourth grade, my mother withdrew me from Minnesota’s public school system and set to teaching me on her own. For her, homeschooling was not an attempt to stall our inevitable separation, as it is for some parents. Rather, part of her competence as a teacher lay in her sense of when to leave me to chart the daily course, if not the greater trajectory, of my education on my own. Hers was a deliberate lesson in self-sufficiency: When the substance of my "homework" failed to satisfy, I was at liberty...
While granting exceptions to exam and grade policy is notoriously difficult at Harvard, this is a serious concern that demands unique treatment. We hope that the College abandons its rigid policies so that international students will have the opportunity to stay in America...
...opening of a door labeled “SPACE (outer),” which kicks off this epic adventure. Utilizing funky lo-fi effects, the video brings new meaning to low budget sci-fi; clay-like floating orbs abound, and tin foil is king in this distinctly sixth-grade-diorama setting. As supertitles like “target acquired” and “we have an anomaly on the space radar” flash across the screen, band members rock out in low-G. But lest you think this is all fun and games, a red-suited space...
...consolation for getting a ‘B’ on my first Expos paper, I was confidently reassured by my preceptor that T. S. Eliot received the selfsame grade on his first paper, too. In fact, he received ‘D’s in Government, History and Greek, as well as a ‘C+’ in German. After Eliot’s first semester, Dean Wells sent a letter home. “Thomas is working at a lower rate than most freshmen,” he claimed...
...Nick Batter ’08 is a history concentrator in Dunster House. His interest in dinosaurs began at an early age. By first grade, he was one of the top three students in his class at naming different dinosaurs. He also draws pictures for some student publication every Tuesday. His favorite dinosaur is the Ankylosaurus...