Word: sectioning
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...take towards solving the problems of sweatshops such as child labor. The goal of the Code is not to simply wipe our hands clean of the problems in some overseas factories, but to have a positive impact on working and living conditions in those areas. A sentence in the section on child labor in our proposed Code states: "Licensees agree to work with governmental, human rights, and non-governmental organizations as determined by Harvard University and licensee, to minimize the negative impact on any child released from employment as a result of the enforcement of this Code." This provision shows...
...friend tells me of a foreign language section in which students can barely bring themselves to do more than mumble. Another person I know recently showed up for an evening math section and wound up with a private tutorial; the original eight students had, throughout the semester, finally dwindled...
While it is easy to attribute a lack of interest to students who repeatedly fail to show up for section, what can be said about those who remain quiet throughout the semester...
...experiences with the "apathy bug," thankfully, have been less extreme. All of my sections have had interesting, thoughtful people in them, and I've had a few TFs whose efforts at rallying students to participate were outstanding. Yet I have overheard and participated in too many conversations about "my annoying core class" or "my section with 10-minute silences." (I hope this last remark is an exaggeration.) This intellectual apathy has probably led many people, at some point in their studies here, to ask themselves: Is this really Harvard...
...first complaints about the students' behavior came more than 18 months ago, during which the behavior continued and brought criticism from a number of section leaders and classmates. It was several months into the current school year before the investigation began and another few months before a judgment was handed down from the Faculty and Staff Standards Committee (FSSC...