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...also quoted in the article, saying, “I feel like Tufts is different because if you hand in less than quality work, your grade will reflect it. Harvard seems like an elite society where, once you get in, everything is handed to you on a silver platter...
...First, the cold war lasted a long time?more than 40 years. So will the war against terrorism. It will not end with the head of Osama bin Laden on a platter, but with the recognition from even the most embittered that this form of political statement is not worth the price. That could easily take decades, meaning that this effort must be sustained even as governments rise and fall...
...stunning. But leaning against the wall of the house was a little candy Mexican boy taking a siesta with a sombrero over his eyes. Just the unfair image that this young bright Harvard graduate was trying to erase about Mexico. So as each platter went by, Laurie plucked off the sleeping boy. It would have been insulting. She saved the day for her country, but the next morning had to face the pastry chef who had labored so long over that glorious dessert...
...home schooling like William Bennett believe the future holds more cooperation. He says school administrators will work to develop a "Chinese-menu-style education," for instance, that allows home schoolers to have a math class here and a band course there without buying the whole K-12 puu-puu platter. On the other hand, it remains to be seen whether public schools can still play a vital role in communities if they become simply another consumer good pushed by market forces and not a common good that transcends them...
...None of my friends got a Mercedes for their 16th birthday. What we do have are the problems that the President is leaving for the future." A Wisconsin high-schooler was more upbeat: "Rest easy, folks. The 95% of us who weren't handed our lives on a silver platter will make sure your later years are prosperous and pleasant. Just keep the Cartier watch on layaway...