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...school obviously has values, and it obviously wishes to impart those values to its students. How odd then that it would choose values that seem antithetical, or at least benignly neutral, to its mission. How many "future leaders" will change their behavior in the years ahead as a result of what they learned in S&E? From wide discussions with classmates, the answer is a resounding "none." On the other hand, I would wager that many students will accept as unequivocal truth a trickle-down theory of charity...
...Harvard dug deep and went back to basics. The defense clogged passes through the neutral zone, marked up men in the zone and was sure to clear rebounds. St. Lawrence had its chances to score, but few second chances...
While professors from the Law School served on the front lines of both the Republican and Democratic camps, Gerken says she tried to be a neutral and objective commentator...
...meantime, says Seltzer, there are two lessons to be learned from Black's book, both of which apply just as easily to today's business climate as to that of 50 years ago. "One, we have to recognize that technology is morally neutral, but how we use it is not. Two, professional zeal and bureaucratic opportunism can easily blind people. IBM wasn't interested in ideology or patriotism; when they developed those punch cards, the company had something they were very proud of. And so they closed their eyes and jumped in. They pretended not to see anything...
Disengaging is often the hardest part. "Don't get sucked into your kid's explanations," Wolf says. "Just be calm and silent. Make sure that the final thing your child hears from you is what you want them to hear." Later on, at a neutral time, explain yourself, if necessary, and then move...