Word: scholasticism
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PALISADES, N.Y: Governors and business leaders who gathered for a summit on raising educational standards agreed Tuesday that states, not the federal government, should set the marks for student performance. At the first such summit in 1989, national standards were the goal. Now, amid a bipartisan push in Washington to...
Kathy Delaney-Smith, a former Massachusetts coach of the year who helped lead Westwood High to a state championship, was appointed the new head coach in 1983. Committed to improving Harvard's program, she actively recruited state and national all-scholastic athletes.
This may not seem unusual or controversial for a liberal arts college. Harvard's scholastic tradition, based on English and European universities, values intellectual study and theory, and all but prohibits the practice of crafts.
We concur with Counciler and former mayor Kenneth A. Reeves '72 that the schools themselves are in need of an influx of energy and talent. Russell answers Reeves: "He was there for four years. If he didn't reinvigorate it then, you know, what did he expect to do now...
He earned his MBA from Harvard in 1955 as a Baker Scholar, the school's highest scholastic honor.