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...Teenage Soul” nestled between two Tolstoys on the bookshelf of a seemingly normal friend, it hit me.At some point in recent years, self-help books have become mainstream. In fact, a large proportion of students at Harvard have presumably read at least one, since the syllabus for Psychology 1504: Positive Psychology included “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem”.When did the American public become so reliant upon the advice of others? Actually, it’s not just the Americans. In England the Somerset County Council has introduced a new program in which...
...class called “Sex” doesn’t mean you’ll get any. 3)You learn that starting next week, the professor will take lecture attendance using PRS clickers and ensure lecture participation using cattle prods.. 4) Upon closer inspection of the syllabus, you realize that you do not recognize the characters in which the syllabus is written. 5) On Friday morning, your professor announces his intention to wage a private war against grade inflation. 6) On Monday morning, your professor announces his intention to wage a private war against your...
...deeper understanding of the subject matter being studied, according to Lisa M. Boes, a research officer for the Bok Center. Boes said these classes shouldn’t be seen as a watering down of the curriculum, since the service component is only a part of the syllabus. “The goal is to bring courses to life by relating them to the real world. It is NOT credit for service, but rather taking advantage of the dedication of students to activities such as public service to bring these courses to life,” PBHA Executive Director Gene...
...spent the following spring studying in Berlin—meant she did not have any coursework from early January until March. “[I] finally had a moment to sit down with my friends and have some meaningful conversations that weren’t predetermined by a syllabus,” Stebbins wrote in an e-mail. “It was a breath of fresh air, to be able to enjoy the company afforded here without the standard stress.” But students without January exams do not necessarily get off scot-free. Lengthy term papers...
...Snowman may have taken a one-year sabbatical after the release of “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101,” but he was busy readying the syllabus for sophomore release “The Inspiration...