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...someone who lacks that kind of credential. It would say, "Don't let it go to your head. An M.I.T. diploma isn't necessary. In fact, it isn't sufficient either. There are qualities that M.I.T.'s admissions office can't sort for and its distinguished professors can't teach. And as you go off to face the world with your M.I.T. degree, you may or may not have them...
...often said that it’s tough to teach an old dog new tricks. Perhaps in a case such as this, the old dog ought not to even...
...efforts of Boston-area schoolchildren culminate in an end-of-the-year extravaganza called KIDSHOW. The performance is coordinated by STAGE (Student Theater Advancing Growth and Empowerment), an after-school program that works at five different sites in and around Boston. In the group, Harvard undergraduate volunteers try to teach children important life skills through a performing arts curriculum. “Theater is this really powerful tool, not just for performing arts,” says former STAGE President, current board member, and after-school volunteer Christopher W. Lawton ’07. “Kids are learning...
...Where I run into trouble is when I try to teach religion in a science course,” he says. “[The reason and faith requirement] was dropped, but not as a result of a decision from scientists. I think it would be a terrific thing...
...appointment comes as the former interim dean of FAS, Jeremy R. Knowles, has called for a push to boost the numbers of the natural sciences faculty.Capasso, who came to Harvard from Bell Labs in January 2003, says that learning how to balance one’s research with new teaching duties takes an adjustment in the switch from industry.“You are suddenly thrown into a high multi-tasking mode, where you have to teach, do your research, raise money, serve on committees, and travel,” says Capasso, adding that it is not unusual...