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...don’t get it. It seems completely obvious in my mind what we are trying to do,” he said. “It’s like asking James Joyce about Finnegan’s Wake as he’s looking out the window. It’s logical in his brain and it’s the same with...
...question now is whether another WorldCom-like debacle could occur despite the safeguards enacted in its wake. No doubt, corporate boards are flexing more muscle in an effort to improve accountability of all sorts. Former Boeing chief Harry Stonecipher recently lost his job for having an affair with a company employee. Disney's Michael Eisner and Hewlett-Packard's Carly Fiorina lost their posts for poor performance, and AIG directors just forced out the firm's longtime chief, Maurice (Hank) Greenberg (see "Another Titan Takes a Tumble," above), as the company's legal woes mounted. WorldCom's collapse hit directors...
Your story on women and the sciences was a wake-up call to anyone who is hanging on to a one-size-fits-all view of teaching math and scientific subjects. Research confirms what perceptive teachers know: different people (whether they differ by gender, age or simply nature's diversity) learn at different times and in different ways. We cannot cling to a naive assumption that most students will learn in the same way if they just apply themselves. We know how to teach mathematics for all students--by using not just symbols but strategies that target visual and perceptive...
...applications of some admitted freshmen. Of 18 freshmen who identified themselves as Native American on their Harvard applications, only four are currently part of NAHC. More damningly, two freshmen even e-mailed Scott to say that they were not Native American after being contacted by the group in the wake of their acceptance...
...really knew anything about us, and we had a real big opening win,” said Samuelson. “Then to come back and play our second game and have a real bad half against a team that we should be killing, it’s a wake-up call. I think we were taking them a little bit lightly...