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...Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education-the human connection-has not changed. The most wired students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq...
...seem like a comforting consolation prize, Horowitz said he was reluctant to settle. “I’d like to go the other way,” he said. “I’m taking a long shot and I’d like to succeed.” —Staff writer Laurence H. M. Holland can be reached at lholland@fas.harvard.edu...
With the announcement of the new Peer Advising Fellows program, first-year advising at Harvard seems ready to change for the better. This exciting new initiative will, however, only succeed with the support of undergraduates keen to make a difference in the lives of freshmen. Take the time to fill out the (short) application before the weekend’s out. The class of 2010 will thank...
Alejos’ best photographs succeed for reasons as diverse as his subject matter. Lighting is what makes “San Juan de Dios Hospital” a great photograph—the sun comes from three large windows, bounces off the plaster walls, and illuminates each immaculate hospital bed with gradually increasing intensity towards the back of the room. As the hospital beds recede, the hospital employees arc out from the rear of the room towards us, and their dress changes from the dark suits in the rear to white robes in the front...
...academic, social, motivational - that a single exam won't cure. Schools and states, he says, need to stop pushing the GED as a quick fix and instead fund full re-entry programs that will help former dropouts who have the desire to go on to college get there and succeed. "What is really needed is a 'GED-Plus,'" he says. "A GED plus more work to get dropouts prepared to do something with...