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...Harvard, students and faculty alike pride themselves on their intelligence. But sheer intellect alone is never sufficient for sound moral, political, or legal judgment. We also need to cultivate a wide-ranging imagination, emotional sensitivity, and all the other empathetic capacities of the human heart and mind. There is much debate as to whether these non-rational abilities can be taught in the classroom. What clearly can be taught, however, is the tremendous importance of empathy in human life—a fact recognized by 18th-century philosophers and 21st-century neuroscientists alike...
Robert Bardwell, secondary level vice president of the American School Counselor Association, did not place the blame on the admissions office, stating that the sheer volume of applications is too large to permit a flawlessly thorough screening...
...that we are, we see right through them. (Up to Exam No. 40. Then our lynx eyelids droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The twentieth century has never recoverd from the effects of Marx and Freud" (V.G.); "but whether this is a good thing or a bad is difficult to say" (A.E.). Now one such might be droll enough. But by the dozen? This, the quantititative aspect of grading...
According to J. Michael Griggs, Technical Director of the Loeb Drama Center, the most impressive aspects of Zellmann-Rohrer’s lighting career are the sheer quantity of productions on which he has served and the calm with which he manages his responsibilities. During the last four years, Zellmann-Rohrer often has worked on multiple shows at the same time, and yet, Griggs explains, “He never complains. He’ll often be the only one in the theater, fixing everything quietly until it’s finished, and then it just seems to happen like...
...with the policy would be intellectually motivated to learn the material, we question whether they would do so at the cost of success in their other classes. Those enrolled would undoubtedly conduct such an analysis as the term went on. CS 50’s value comes from the sheer number of hours one invests in learning the material. Thus, allowing most students to receive a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade—thereby incentivizing them to complete less work or produce assignments at a comparatively lower standard—would irrevocably harm their class experience...