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...term, and that is why we are reevaluating it this year, as we have in the past. Later this spring, Middlebury’s faculty will vote on whether to retain or abolish winter term. The main objections from faculty and administrators are that the “extra preparation?? causes “burn-out” for the spring semester; that 12 weeks is not enough time to cover a subject; and that some students have personal and social difficulties dealing with their “free time...
...usually tell them that Waldorf helped bring me to Harvard, not by academic preparation??most classes were, quite frankly, laughable compared to the rigor experienced by many of my peers here—but by freeing me to explore my interests and giving me an innovative, holistic view on education. Still, I feel I should be honest with them. The social and intellectual opportunities are comparatively limited. If you’re not built for it, you may go crazy...
...different situation,” Wahlberg said of relieving. “You give it all you have for two innings. As a starter you have to kind of stay back for six innings. For me there isn’t that a difference in preparation??I give it all I have every inning I pitch. It’s just that as a reliever, you do it with everything on the line...
...straightforward as all this is, the day is nearly upon us and I can’t bring myself to make any preparation??not so much as a card. It’s not simply a matter of laziness or apathy: I like playing Casanova, and half the fun is planning a surprise. And it has nothing to do with the injustice Valentine’s Day inflicts upon poor singles, left to commiserate with one another and bleat ceaselessly about their wretched condition. Please, spare me the self-pity...
...papers for the same course, and although each paper may be significantly better than the previous, the grading scale is still too coarse to indicate that difference in quality. With respect to motivation, grades are of little help if a rushed paper—composed hastily and with little preparation??will earn a B, while hours of additional effort may only bring it up to a B-plus. Instructors must feel comfortable awarding grades in the B and C ranges if grades are to have any precision in their feedback. Harvard students are extremely talented and adept...