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...lecturer at MGH and McLean Hospital in the 80s, Hyman was selected by students as Best Teacher four times...
...doesn’t conjure up images of cigar-smoking business meetings or the Trump Towers. It certainly doesn’t make you think about the piles of cash won from your last brilliantly-litigated court case. Rather, it might conjure up images of that tenth grade English teacher who subsisted on chalk dust and notebook paper. Or perhaps a principal so frazzled that the idea of him smiling was laughable. It’s fairly realistic images like these that detract from teaching’s appeal. And while it’s certainly not a problem...
...Students can take classes ranging from American educational policy to method-specific classroom approaches. These are probably the best way to spark interest in teaching, and the College should publicize these as a viable option. Even if you don’t want to be a teacher, budding politicians or academics could learn quite a bit from a policy or theory class...
...Lowell, are making education a priority by appointing Pre-Education Tutors who can assist students who are considering the field.” This is a big step in the right direction; perhaps all houses could have this resource. Another great but not widely publicized option is the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program (UTEP) that allows students to pursue certification concurrently with their studies. “It was an experience that completely changed my life and my career plans,” Hodge says, “in fact, taking advantage of graduate-level education courses as a junior helped...
...Prodded by the Circle of Chalk embarrassment, Wong paid #200 for a speech teacher, who implanted a mid-Atlantic accent that the actress would use from then on. What didn't change was the flatness. She had a deep alto voice, with a cello's rich knowing, melancholy, but it was a monotone; it didn't climb or fall with the musicality most actors adopt. Her tonal range was one of the narrowest in talking pictures, and that limited her emotional range. She rarely giggled or shrieked; her voice suggested that she was either disdainful or incapable of severe highs...