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...Afghan culture, women are seen as the repository of family honor, and the education of girls--whether in terms of the design of school buildings or in the way in which classes are conducted--needs to reflect that reality," says Matt Waldman, the Afghan policy adviser for Oxfam, which released a damning report in 2006 on the state of education in Afghanistan. It shows that the ratio of boys to girls in primary school is roughly 2 to 1, but by the time girls enter secondary school (and puberty), the ratio drops to four boys for every girl. In more...
...online, it has become less useful for the faculty because students give it less time,” said Jewish studies professor Jay M. Harris, who is also a senior adviser to Pilbeam.Music professor Thomas F. Kelly said he wonders whether the low response rates mean that evaluations simply reflect the views of strongly opinionated students, making it difficult to gauge the overall feeling of the class.Kelly, chair of the Committee on Pedagogical Improvement, requires students in his Literature and Arts B-51 course, “First Nights: Five Performance Premieres” to hand in a printout confirming...
...talked a lot about this on the bus but maybe you've now had a few hours to reflect on it. Everyone's talking about how this is a change election. What do you think that the people who have won these first two contests, what do they have in common that's appealing to people? I think, principle and persuasion won over money. And political messaging. I just think it's clear in both cases. As we joke about it, I've had spirited exchanges at town hall meetings. And as you know, one of those guys that...
...twice his age, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari sat through his introduction with the downward gaze of a sullen teenager. But when it came time to speak, he looked up with the same large brown eyes that from underneath her headscarf helped make his mother famous, and which now seem to reflect the gaze of the world...
Over the next four years, America will require the leadership of a wise, competent, and principled president. Among the presidential hopefuls, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) alone has proven himself capable of undertaking this enormous responsibility. His positions on critical issues such as terrorism, immigration, and torture reflect the wisdom that stems from a lifetime of service, and he has the moral integrity Americans can trust...