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For instance, Lambert describes legendaryHarvard coach Harry Parker as a "willfulcharacter," explaining that the phrase "Don't takeNo for an answer--neatly defines a willfulcharacter." He tells us that "many of Harry'sathletes identify him as the best and mostimportant teacher they had at Harvard." Lambertgoes on to say that...

Author: By Leah A. Plunkett, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crew Is Life; The Rest Is Just Details | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

Despite these praise-worthy qualities, The Tennis Partner is certainly not served up and followed through perfectly, pardon the pun. Though you don't feel that you need to know the differences between the serving styles of John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg to understand the book, the incessant barrage of...

Author: By Melissa Gniadek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tennis as Metaphor For Healing and Loss | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star dropped, and the praise continues. One of my boys wrote me an e-mail message from upstate Massachussetts specifically to confess his amazement: "Yo this LP is ridiculous. Every track is plain dope. The beats are phat, the lyrics are intelligent, and yet...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Hip-Hop Apocalypse Has Been Postponed | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

The staff is unusually free with its praise for Beth Stewart and other council members. Some progress is better than no progress, true. But despite the much-appreciated decision by the Quincy House master, one house out of 12 does not universal keycard access make.

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Dissent | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

The increasing use of MI in schools raises a very simple question: Is this a good thing? The answer is not so simple, but there are good reasons to have doubts about this trend. To be sure, cognitive psychologists and educational researchers tend to give Gardner high praise for helping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Make A Better Student: Seven Kinds Of Smart | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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