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Melinda R. Cep likes to take credit for her sister’s success. “Her first grade teacher asked her what she wanted to learn,” Melinda recalls, “and Casey was very adamant that she wanted to learn to read, because her sister already knew...
...means, offer tenure to the world’s best researchers, and bring them to Harvard to do what they do best. But when it comes to undergraduate education, there’s more to a great teacher than a long CV. As far as intuition is concerned, that seems pretty uncontroversial. One of these days, perhaps the Faculty will agree...
...hands-on feel for the low-tech production practices of the era by making cheese graters in the tin shop and using looms to weave belts, under the supervision of museum staff. "It's one thing to sit at your desk and read about economic development and have a teacher give you notes," says Michael Trail, a senior who took the class last year. "It's a totally different thing to go into the village and see it firsthand...
...teachers whose lesson plans already are bloated with required content, it will be a challenge to cover the additional academic concepts the state is mandating along with the new graduation requirements. Chemistry teacher Tim Graham predicts the new content mandates in science and math will only exacerbate tensions between depth and breadth with which teachers must grapple. "Our [state proficiency test] scores show that we're bringing our kids along in terms of learning to think critically," he says. "We're wondering if we can continue to do that while covering the broader spectrum of skills required...
...Boston trumpet teacher, Jeffrey W. Work, who now plays first trumpet for the Oregon Symphony, says he has faith...