Students in Spanish 3 think it is strange I would assume acquiring the ability to speak Spanish is the goal. They and their instructors say I am cracked, while random chairs at other universities write in and say they do not know me but I seem to be someone they would want to talk to. … More It is happening again
“One of my oldest crusades is against the distinction between thought and feeling, which is really the basis of all anti-intellectual views: the heart and the head, thinking and feeling, fantasy and judgment . . . and I don’t believe it’s true. . . . I have the impression that thinking is a form of … More Life of the mind.
It is a week or so early but I am declaring myself undepressed now for four months, although November is always stressful. I had an emotional crisis that I let run, so that I could see what it was. I could have shut it off by keeping busy, but I wanted to see what it was. … More Four months
Luis Enrique Galván has an article by this title in Amauta 20 (January 1929): 58-63. It is a brilliant critique of examinations, particularly standardized tests, and particularly those administered by a central authority. “Como un regazo anacrónico de las viejas máquinas usadas para la tortura escolar, desde las humildes escuelitas primarias hasta nuestras universidades hinchadas de … More La psico-pedagogía de los exámenes
Dear Z, I hope you enjoyed The Modern and the Postmodern. If you would like to support Wesleyan’s effort to offer future Coursera courses, please consider making a gift to the Wesleyan Fund in support of online education by clicking here. Any amount you are able to donate will be greatly appreciated. Of course, this … More I will e-mail Michael Roth, after all.
Does your university offer this? “Please join us for a fun and furry event during finals week. On Wednesday, December 11, certified therapy dogs will be visiting the library to help students de-stress during the busiest time of the semester. Therapy dogs and their handlers will be on the first floor of the Library from … More New
I do not think of myself as a teacher of foreign languages or have a great interest in this but I am a zealot if required. This is my manifesto. 1. The custom of presenting all grammar in the first year, and reviewing it in the second, is incoherent and must be revised. 2. The … More Manifesto
Apart from Mr. De Caro, 13 others are charged, including a priest. The full extent of the losses is not known — the Girolamini Library lacks a complete catalog — but prosecutors, with some bombast, have compared it to the destruction of Dresden during World War II. In 2012, the authorities recovered more than a thousand library … More Library noir
The first day of Thanksgiving was made up of pork tenderloin, red cabbage, espinacas catalana, and corn and quinoa cake with hints of chocolate and lime. But a real Scandinavian holiday does not have just one dinner. Tomorrow we will have roast organic chicken with apples and prunes, more red cabbage, and orange squash. That … More The menus for fall
Her father received a terminal diagnosis so she pointed out to him that now, not later, was the time to do anything he has wanted to do, while he still could. He said there was a large museum in a palace, in Paris, with beautiful paintings, and he would like to go. He is a … More Musée du Louvre
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