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During the silent years, it seems, Hannah was soaking up vast storehouses of information. The girl without language had an extensive vocabulary, a sense of humor and some unusual gifts. One day, when Jacob presented her with a page of 30 or so math problems, Hannah took one look, then typed all 30 answers. Stunned, Jacob asked, "Do you have a photographic memory?" Hannah typed...
...While the BSC won’t provide official stats on student participation, it seems that not many undergrads are taking advantage of this vital campus resource. “I wouldn’t go to the BSC. Woman skills aren’t like math. I mean, while I have them, it’s not my concentration, so I don’t need advice about them from a office of study counseling,” says Sam H. Chang ’09, who tends to embellish. But what about those Harvard-wide issues that plague...
...faculty discussion and student opinion.” While it is not yet clear which departmental courses will be approved as bypasses, it is likely that the number of newly approved courses in the humanities and social sciences will be largerhan in the sciences, because the science and math areas of the Core already have many bypasses. Only five departmental courses can currently be taken to satisfy a Historical Study A or B requirement, while there are 28 departmental courses that can be used to fulfill a Science A or B requirement. “We already accept pretty much...
...over $16,000 for this fiscal year. But despite this spending, Cambridge placed 253 out of 278 districts statewide on the 2005 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 10th grade English exam. And it scored just slightly better—at 251—on the MCAS 10th grade math exam.Nolan’s interest in the system as a parent led her to become involved with Cambridge United for Education (CUE), a group that addressed citywide issues concerning CPS. Nolan’s time in the group led her to apply her consulting skills to the school system...
...first murder of 2005 in Cambridge was domestic. Math teacher Andrea Harvey was found strangled in her bedroom in February. Her husband was arrested for the crime in North Carolina. There was reportedly no avowed motive...