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...package was missing some of the less appealing traits Hartman had originally included ("There are many things I need to be taught, which means you had better have the patience to teach me what you want me to learn"). Consultants usually spin such flaws positively: Hartman's profile now says, "Learning new things is a passion!" As for me, according to my 360Reach feedback, I'm seen as "a bit self-righteous" and "too judgmental," but, says Arruda, that would be useful if I wanted to be a columnist: "You would put your portfolio together of all the articles...
...Global Perspectives” is the most egregious sin of the new curriculum. At a time when pre-professionalism and strict functionalism are omnipresent, instruction in areas where an immediate real world link cannot always be found must be preserved and enhanced. History, literature, and the arts must be taught for their own sake, not because they make us “global citizens” or prepare us for Wall Street...
...religion since wood stoves heated Mass. Hall, religion is being labeled as a secondary institution, only worthy of consideration when it stands at odds to societal development. This view of “current events religion” pigeonholes the study and will limit how it should be appropriately taught as a general education requirement. Furthermore, it is only through a general understanding of a field that one can fully grasp how it applies to society and current events. Any course which fails to provide a general knowledge of the field before stressing application runs the risk of leading students...
...Reason and Faith,” “Life Science,” and “Physical Science.” The report says that knowledge of these areas is essential to citizenship. One student questioned if “Reason and Faith” should be taught at a secular university. In response to student concerns that the report didn’t give sufficient attention to science and math, Simmons said, “It’s important...to think not only about the practical details of the science, but also the implications...
...what makes an idea sticky. That's where Chip and Dan come in. Finding insight in fields as disparate as psychology, politics, screenwriting, economics, folklore and epidemiology, they deconstruct sticky ideas--from Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign classic "It's the economy, stupid" to the way Jane Elliott taught the civil rights movement to third-graders in an all-white Iowa town (see next page). At the same time, they lay out a blueprint for engineering your own sticky ideas, whether your goal is to stop teen smoking, sell more soap or get your boss to take you seriously. Says...