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With his comment that "I learned a lot of calculus, which hasn't proved that useful in my career," Isaacson gets at a key reason our schools aren't succeeding. The question isn't whether we have adequate standards; it's whether the curriculum prepares our students to be successful. What are the skills our young people need to be successful in today's society? Don't they need to know how to communicate, cooperate and problem-solve? Shouldn't they understand what it means to be punctual, responsible, committed and courteous? Shouldn't they have a thorough understanding...
...answer to Joel Stein's question "Should I Opt for Circumcision?" is absolutely not [April 27]! I was circumcised as an infant by a respected doctor. I had to have a second operation 25 years later to correct this doctor's incomplete work. At the time, I researched the rationale for the procedure. Other than the rare medical need, I found no rational reason to inflict unnecessary pain on one's child. To circumcise is to allow antiquated cultural mores and parental expectations to dictate one's life. David A. Dorwart, MANSFIELD, CONN...
...diagnosed in a matter of hours at University medical centers using a "rapid flu" test, but any further diagnosis had to come from the laboratory at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The results of the state test could be days in coming, Heller said, but the case in question did not raise any red flags...
...newly branded HUTV (Harvard Undergrad TV) challenged students to create a video that answers the question "What's Harvard Really Like?" Four videos have been posted from what was originally a larger field, according to Derek Flanzraich, the organization's co-president. To vote on the best video go here. Voting closes tomorrow at midnight. The winner will receive free food from b.good for a month...
...hide and seek." Then there was the "nightmare" and the "shower case." As the improbable explanations for deaths of prisoners in China's criminal justice system grows, so have the doubts of legal experts and average citizens alike. The government has pledged open investigations into the deaths, but critics question its will to change the infamously opaque system. Beijing has launched a training program to improve the conditions of the country's jails, but legal experts argue that deeper reforms are needed to stem the violence...