Word: harshness
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Orenstein didn’t name the turkey, but his mother did dress it up. Unfortunately, the turkey’s beak has not survived the harsh conditions of Orenstein’s home. His dog Hank...
...aptitude test, Myat San was placed in the army branch and sent off to 10 weeks of accelerated and intense training at boot camp. Young men enter the Basic Military Training Center and are confronted with exhausting physical training, obstacle courses and marksmanship exercises. Myat San recalls the harsh period when he observed smart-alecks transformed into dutiful, fit soldiers. “You’ve just finished your exams, and you’re rather pudgy around the middle,” he says. “And the officers yell, ‘300 push...
While McCarthy enjoys notoriety as a social and political force on campus, his outspoken politics have also drawn harsh criticism...
Schools must also remember that there is a danger in enforcing too harsh a punishment policy. Some schools, like the University of Virginia, have the same punishment—expulsion—for every case of academic dishonesty. These “one-strike” policies don’t allow for mistakes, and are often seen as too harsh—making some students and teachers uncomfortable about turning cheating in when they...
...survey of more than 1,000 faculty members at 21 schools reported that over a two-year period, a third ignored cheating when they saw it in their classes. When policies seem harsh or are confusing, professors don’t want to bother. Similarly, students may be reluctant to report their fellow students for what they may consider minor infractions—few would want their roommate expelled for doing a problem set with a friend...