Word: scholasticism
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Much of the miseducation mess springs from the stretching of entrance standards. Tulane President Eamon Kelly, who shut down the basketball program last spring after five players were implicated in a point-shaving scheme for money, conceded last week that his school still has "multiple criteria for admissions," although he...
David L. Evans, a 15-year veteran of the Admissions Office, told a freshman parents weekend audience that although Scholastic Aptitude and Achievement Test scores are closely evaluated, Harvard believes that "more is told in four years of high school than in three hours of a Saturday morning."
These programs, administered by each state, recognize, rightly, that bilingual education is vital for the academic achievement of students from homes where English is not the main language. The programs' focus is on preventing students from falling behind in their studies due to lack of communication. By overcoming language barriers...
Of course, the coaches benefit from the enthusiasm veteran scholastic rowers have for both Harvard and Radcliffe programs.
But Radcliffe doesn't seek talent only in scholastic rowing programs. "In fact," Lisa Stone says, "most of our recruiting is done here, once people got to Harvard."