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School is one of the biggest influences on the lives of adolescents. In these formative years, children learn how to think and act like adults. The impact of education on a young person's life cannot be overstated--it molds both students' intellect and social development. Education is a local issue; school committees around the nation have a great deal of control over their curricula, teaching styles and extracurricular activities. As a result, the decisions made by local school committees are one of the most important influences on the lives of students. The choice to drop a course, revamp...
...Corporation spoke about the qualifications it sought through university spokesman Peter Costa. "The corporation has not issued a set of required prerequisites for the new president, but he or she should have a distinguished intellect and be a recognized scholar. The president also must be a strong leader, and have a keen sense of management and a deep concern for Harvard and for higher education," he said...
...Harvard, and to a lesser extent, throughout the United States, Texas Gov. George W. Bush's intellect has become the running joke of the presidential campaign. And let's face the facts: Dubya is no Albert Einstein. But more to the point, when it comes to brains, he isn't exactly Vice President Al Gore '69 either. Even a cursory glance at economic history, however, reveals that intelligence does not generally translate into prosperity. In fact, if the American people are smart, they may want to elect a president who is dumb...
...stark contrast, many of America's greatest booms have taken place against a backdrop of unimpressive presidents. Ronald Reagan's intellect was always held under high suspicion, yet Reagan knew enough to remove the confiscatory tax rates and inflation that were squelching investment and entrepreneurship under Nixon, Carter and Gerald R. Ford. The big posthumous tax cuts proposed by John F. Kennedy '40 made the 1960s the first decade without recession. Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, both "do nothing" presidents not renowned for mental prowess, were the stewards of the great 1920s boom when GNP increased by more than...
...national politicians into the public arena. When he blatantly lied and publicly denied any "sexual relations with that woman," President Clinton opened the door for the American public and international media to examine and evaluate a candidate on more than his record, his stance on issues and his intellect. He invited them to throw personal character into the lot as well...