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...cozy feel. There are covered walkways throughout. Lots of grass and trees. And many of the classrooms are new and bright. But it's also a typical Australian school in at least one way: staff are fed up with some of the parents. Last term, for instance, an infants teacher on car park duty recorded the details of a father who'd stopped in a no-parking zone. The dad charged at him with a raised fist, letting fly with language that kids would never find in their home readers. There was also the parent who couldn't understand...
Guides for the Inner JourneyTo serve women in need of ongoing support and guidance, there is the growing army of life coaches who, once again, are often women looking to turn their midlife experience into a career. Cynthia Barnett, a longtime teacher and school administrator in Connecticut, left education two years ago to start educating women. She holds regular retreats at a beach house for a dozen or so women at a time. "They get to a point where they feel, well, my children are gone, I feel like I have an empty nest now, so what's me? They...
...pleased that your list included Indonesia's Dina Astita, the teacher and survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami who is coordinating efforts to restart schooling in her remote Sumatran town. It was a pleasure to read about someone who isn't a millionaire or an internationally known religious figure. Ordinary people like Astita who can overcome tragedy and put a positive idea in motion are the ones who are truly influencing and changing our world. Melissa Shattuck New York City...
...think Bruce Watson is a great teacher. That has been clear year after year. But [FAS] has a rule that limits the number of years someone can teach unless they are a tenured professor. I wish it were otherwise,” Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein ’61, now the former head of Ec 10, wrote in an e-mail...
...amazing teacher in so many different ways,” said Carolina Lescano ’08, who is in one of Watson’s Ec 10 sections. “His enthusiasm for his students, his love for teaching…it would be such a loss for everyone if he was forced...