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Sewell's class is small--just eight women, all boomer age or older--and was clearly designed with the forgetful in mind. Though the group meets six times over six weeks, the participants all wear name tags at all the sessions. Members who forget to attend a class are free to come back in the next six-week cycle--especially helpful for absentminded folks like me who may still be trying to make up missed dental appointments originally scheduled...
...that practice, practice, practice part that most people would just as soon forget. In a quick-fix culture, what I was looking for was some kind of memory pill, a once-a-day dose that would do my mind sharpening for me. To hear some people tell it, those potions may already be out there...
...though, Latin, Greek and Hebrew were familiar languages to the audience. Then, graduates used the orations to showcase speaking skills before influential elders who could give them jobs. Forget about interviews--it was prowess in Latin conjugation that counted...
...Harvard, especially, it is often easy to forget that there are worthwhile pursuits outside of academics...
...They would occasionally be annoyed when I would forget something," he says...