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Mired in its first 0-3 start in 48 years and only the fourth in the program's 125 year history last year's glories and this year's high expectations have long since been forgotten. As it prepares for its second Ivy League matchup of the season against Cornell (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) tomorrow at Harvard Stadium, the Crimson is focused on a new task-turning the ship around...
...convenience of earning a teaching certification on top of a bachelor's degree in four years would seem to be a tempting alternative for students interested in public service and education, but the program's numbers are fairly low. Do Harvard students ever really consider teaching as a career alternative...
...Should Harvard encourage more students to teach and especially more to do UTEP? Definitely yes," Elizabeth Hodder, the program's coordinator, wrote me in an email. "UTEP gives some fine and very talented people the opportunity and preparation to project that understanding and talent in their schools." She adds, however, that "it takes more than good-will to be an effective teacher...
William K. Moss '99 of Leverett House, who will finish the program this year, says, "The Boston public schools could definitely use some great minds. There is a brain drain in our nation, and Harvard students could do a great deal to alleviate that...In general the great minds of our nation are drawn to more lucrative careers...Instead, I wish that students who obtain world class educations, like the one Harvard offers, would consider sharing their mental wealth with the next generation...
...politicians who use teacher bashing as the main plank of their campaign platforms or of those who view teachers as unskilled laborers covered in chalk dust is to get into the classroom and improve the education of our nation's children. Harvard would do well to promote the UTEP program more aggressively and use the Office of Career Services to advocate teaching careers. Who better than the "World's Greatest University" to take on the negative stereotypes of teaching and change them for the better...