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Ultimately, though, I don’t have a problem with learning the mechanics of cell communication; I have a problem with the mechanics of math and science Cores...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien | Title: Science B(itter) | 3/23/2006 | See Source »

Most science and math Cores at Harvard are like a hazing ritual: you have to get through them, but at the end, all you’re left with is relief, and perhaps a strange pain in your liver. You don’t learn to think critically by memorizing these equations; if anything, you learn to cut corners...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien | Title: Science B(itter) | 3/23/2006 | See Source »

...MCAS],” Orfield said. Despite the district’s low MCAS scores, the Cambridge School Committee is enthusiastic about the possible benefits from the Adams program. In 2005, Cambridge placed 253rd out of 278 districts statewide on the MCAS English exam, and 251st on the math exam. Alfred B. Fantini, vice chairman of the Cambridge School Committee, said the district’s new MCAS Center, which helps prepare students for the tests, will make the Adams Scholarship more accessible to Cambridge students. “I do agree with the study, but the way I view...

Author: By Natasha M. Platt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Study: State Funds Not Reaching Poor Students | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...know asked her 15-year-old daughter recently about her math homework. The teenager, not exactly sure what was due when, replied that she'd "Facebook" someone for the assignment. Why not use the telephone? the mom wanted to know. Her daughter rolled her eyes at that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gen-M: A Dad's Encounter with The Vortex of Facebook | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...Watkins started with the moment she discovered the company was hiding losses. "The math on the spreadsheet didn't add up," says Watkins, a certified public accountant. "This was not just aggressive accounting, but fraudulent accounting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Enron Whistleblower's Day in Court | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

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