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...this point, the College freely concedes that the system of general education at Harvard—The Core Curriculum—is a broken system, one originating with noble intentions and a reasonable theoretical premise that never quite worked in practice...
...stands, the College is going to fix the Core at some point, though it isn’t exactly clear when. The Curricular Review Process has been long, and, considering the resources and energy dedicated to it, unexpectedly fruitless. The “Red Book”—which spawned the legendary General Education program—was begun at the outset of World War II and was completed in 1945, and it had long-lasting effects on higher education the world over. The Core Curriculum began development in 1974, and was adopted by the Faculty...
Notice that the Red Book took about four years to produce, as did the Core. We’re on year three of Harvard’s latest curricular revision, and no one knows what a Harvard College Course is, or what makes it truly different from anything else. There are no earth-shattering ideas, no revolutionary pedagogy. There’s a group of professors sneaking around called the “Gang of Five” writing reports and not officially releasing them. I’m still taking Cores...
Davis, whose essay targets sections for Core classes, the lack of a thorough education in the classics, the need to provide practical knowledge, and expanding Harvard’s teaching resources to a wider audience, said that he hopes these problems will be discussed by faculty...
Ryan A. Thorpe ’08 found fault with the mission of the current Core curriculum. He said he believes the Core presents students with a particular discipline’s view of an issue without providing an overall understanding of the complexities...