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...course, students need not serve directly in government to be conscientious citizens. There are many venues by which students have already embraced and are enthusiastically answering the call to service: Interest in nonprofit careers and programs such as Teach for America has steadily increased at Harvard in past years. But all conscientious citizens, regardless of their personal and career choices, must also recognize that recruiting motivated and talented public servants is critical to the efficiency and effectiveness of our government...
...small portion of four, partially met one, and nearly met one and fully met two.” One of the goals that Massachusetts met was establishing teacher induction programs in which new teachers are assigned a mentor. Massachusetts also fared well in increasing the salaries of teachers who teach in shortage subject areas or work at schools that are classified as “high needs.” However, the report also notes that there are a number of areas in which Massachusetts can make significant improvements. These areas include making tenure decisions meaningful, setting clear penalties...
...Stone’s election reflects the quality of the Harvard engineering faculty, and in particular, the significance of his research. “His election is an honor especially for someone as young as him,” he said. Stone is 49. Stone will be departing to teach at Princeton—ranked number 12 among undergraduate engineering programs in 2008 by U.S. News and World Report—next semester, but his colleagues assert his election still holds significance for Harvard, ranked 33. Engineering professor James R. Rice said the honor “raises the visibility...
...With approval of student-taught classes firmly in their hands, administrators can veto any prospective educator who does not meet the same standard. Students interested in teaching their own seminars would apply to the administration in advance, with syllabi and lesson plans at the ready. They would have to answer tough questions about what qualifies them to teach the course, and they would have to interview to prove their mettle as a teacher. Finally, the course would automatically be graded pass/fail, keeping students’ GPAs out of the hands of their peers...
...expanded quickly, growing from 33 courses in the 2000-2001 academic year to 132 this academic year. Recently, it has added more creative arts and studio based courses to its selection, a process that has occurred in conjunction with the creation of the Task Force.Mya M. Mangawang, who will teach her first freshman seminar entitled “Compulsion to Photograph,” this spring, believes that small class sizes are critical to enriching the study of arts on campus. Mangawang is new to the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies. Her hiring is part of a trend...