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...honored included Harvard Medical School Professor of Genetics Fred M. Ausubel, Rudenstine Professor of Latin American Studies David L. Carrasco, Harvard Law School Professor Louis Kaplow, Professor of Economics Michael R. Kremer, Baird Professor of Science Andrew P. McMahon, Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel, Robinson Professor of Math Wilfried Schmid and Wales Professor of Sanskrit Michael E.J. Witzel...
...imagine relatively few people choose their religion or lack thereof after reading a few dozen books and completing a basic course. As my math-oriented, insanely logical friend Ricky said last Easter at five in the morning, “You can’t decide, ‘okay, I think I’m going to believe in God now because I think that that would be a good thing to do.’” In other words, these decisions, although often supported and criticized alike with facts, ultimately lie in that hazy region beyond...
...heard from a lot of parents about their frustrations with how kids were being treated in public schools,” he said, adding that he wanted to change conceptions about the ability of minority students to learn math and science...
...want to dispel the myth that math and science are so challenging that minority students can’t handle them,” Charles Ogletree said...
Having attended a public school himself, the professor said he sought to ensure that low-income Cambridge students could receive a state-funded education that would prepare them for what he deemed the challenges of the 21st century. Combating these challenges requires a strong background in math, science and technology, he said...