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...example, is critical to understanding cancer research and the stem cell debate. We are confident that students are bright enough to consider the relevant connections even if the course doesn’t go out of its way to discuss them. Similarly, the Analytical Reasoning “skill category” should evaluate classes based on their subject and rigor rather than on a strict interpretation of relevance to society today. The report defines Analytical Reasoning to be a set of “conceptual skills” that include “logic, statistics, probability theory, and rational...
...risk and, given the weak to non-existent content of much of what students talk about on a daily basis, I don’t feel we can’t do a whole lot worse. The ability to argue forcefully while remaining respectful and measured is a critical skill, and one that is rarely developed in classrooms anymore because of the almost complete abandonment of public speaking, and the palpable sense of apathy which infects most discussion sections...
...horizon. Speaking of oral sex, the Harvard Women In Business (WIB) Facebook group had a somewhat salacious entry on its Facebook group profile. As of Tuesday, Oct. 16, under “Description,” the profile read “Through panels, conferences, outreach initiatives, fellatio skill-building workshops, leadership projects, mentorship programs, and social events, WIB seeks to expose undergraduate women to a variety of business careers.” Not sure when fellatio became a business career, but its figurative sense has always been a time-honored part of the recruiting process. Also, continuing with...
...Raising a Child in Iran's Cultural Divide Coping with the gulf between Iranian private and public life is a difficult skill even for adults to manage. So what should we teach our children...
There are various explanations for this trend, from the skill of evangelicals in marketing religion to the charisma of their leaders. But their success also points to a hunger for the product they are selling, a hunger that goes beyond any particular issue or cause. Each day, it seems, thousands of Americans are going about their daily rounds - dropping off the kids at school, driving to the office, flying to a business meeting, shopping at the mall, trying to stay on their diets - and coming to the realization that something is missing. They are deciding that their work, their possessions...