A COMMENCEMENT OR AN ENDING? —– by Steve Nadis
I say it every year, but it bears repeating: What are they teaching kids these days? I just passed through Harvard Square, in a frantic race to pick up my daughter from preschool. How many kids did I see–new graduates from Harvard, wearing the traditional robes and caps, their whole lives ahead of them, so to speak, such talent, such promise… So what do they do? Step out onto Mass. Ave. without looking both ways, or even looking one way. And these are Harvard kids, after all. Clearly their education is lacking in at least one important respect. We can only hope Derek Bok will address this deficit during his interim term.
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Don’t think this one slipped by unnoticed. Someone told me over the phone it was “good.” (I was tempted to say “excellent” but he actually said “good.” Or maybe he said he “liked it.” On second thought, or third thought, I’m pretty sure he said “it didn’t bother me as much as most do.”