Next Stop: Mid-Life Crisis
Dartmouth economics professor David Blanchflower’s recent study on happiness and middle age (“Study Shows Depression is Common in Middle-Age,” Feb. 4) seemed to scream, “Hey, you don’t ever want to turn 40.” More »
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I Teach For America
I have spent the last 18 months teaching in Baltimore City public schools under the guidance of Teach For America. To those who denounce the program as ineffective and those who choose not to apply for fear of losing their optimism and idealism — please consider the journey my students and I took in a small classroom in West Baltimore. More »
Personality Contest
Personality Contest To the Editor: In their Verbum Ultimum(“Admitting Character,” Opinion, Feb.1) The Dartmouth Dditorial Board explains that “Dartmouth has consistently fielded a class of freshmen to uphold this legacy by relying on the personality-centered aspects of our application, valuing essays and recommendations — especially the recommendation Dartmouth requires from applicants’ peers — above other, more objective instruments like SAT scores and grade point averages.” More »
