Cecilia Capuzzi Simon

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PERIODICALS

Fighting for Free Speech on America's Campuses The New York Times
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education wants students to know not just their First Amendment rights, but yours.
Making America Great Again The New York Times
Perceived as too progressive, A.P. History takes a right turn and ends up in the middle.
Why Writers Love to Hate the M.F.A. The New York Times
The proliferation and power of M.F.A.s in creative writing have created heated scholarly debate. Aspiring novelists, take note.
Warrior Voices The New York Times
Veterans learn to write the words they could not speak.
A Degree of Certainty The Washington Post
More college students will need a master's to stand out. But the decision to get one requires careful study.
R.O.I. The New York Times
Is graduate school worth it?
Tryouts for the Rest of Your Life The New York Times
How to get into a top theater program: flap your arms, sing woo-woo-wah and hold your breath.
The SAT III? The New York Times
The makers of the big test look for a way to measure the inner collegian.
Where the Jobs Are The New York Times
The 10 fastest growing fields.
Adolescents, Sunny Side Up The New York Times
A curriculum takes a pre-emptive strike against teenage depression.
So You Want to Work for a Nonprofit? The New York Times
How a casualty of Bear Stearns traded Wall Street for the do-good life.
The Crucible Teacher magazine
A New Jersey elementary school principal takes on the state and reforms her school.
Making Friends with Autism Parents magazine
Nate and Joshua's special relationship has taught them lessons that will last the rest of their lives.
The World Is Their Workplace The New York Times
For students who seek internships and travel experience, international work-study programs do double duty.
The Weeklong Semester The New York Times
College programs tailored for adults come in many forms.
So You Want to Be a Cybersleuth? The New York Times
How a former golfer and rock guitarist found cutting-edge work fighting crime in the data sphere.
So You Want to be a Teacher for America The New York Times
How a 50-year-old banker turned relentless determination into relentless pursuit.
Teaching the Teachers: Those Who Can, and Can't The New York Times
In some ways, today's new teachers resemble their graying counterparts. In others, they are quite different.

'Freedom of speech is not an intuitive concept, and Americans take its benefits for granted, says Greg Lukianoff, FIRE's president.'

"Perhaps it was the College Board's bad luck to ambitiously update a course so potentially political in an acridly partisan and culturally divided time."

'M.F.A. programs make money off of people's dreams,' says one editor. 'One hopes people at least understand the odds.'

'Most of the stories, he says, are about “trauma, trauma, trauma, trauma”: a marine whose friend is killed by a sniper; a convoy ambushed in Iraq; the smell of burning bodies in a firebombed bus.'

"Employers expect graduate education because they can, and academic bona fides help them narrow an ever-growing pool of applicants."

"Grad school is 'the best place to ride out a recession' for those who can afford it and are young enough to reap the long-term benefit, or who are in fields like health or social sciences. "

"The students had just come back from a prep talk: don’t stand too close to the auditors, don’t stare at them during the monologue, don’t waste time stating your name, loosen up and have fun (sure)."

"Does the SAT measure talent or does it simply provide entree into the colleges more likely to nurture and sustain their students?"

"More than a million new jobs are on the horizon by 2018, but the worker pool may not be trained to fill them."

"Children who are resilient -- who bounce back from problems because they see them from multiple perspectives and who accurately understand their role in the situation --fare better after trauma."

"The 'key takeaway' from his year of professional limbo? 'Align your intuitive spirit with your career goals,' he says. It may also help to do that psychic check-in before you lose your job."

"When the state took over Paterson, School #2 was declared one of New Jersey's worst. Though a dubious distinction, it freed Liptak to recast the school with outside help."

"Normal rules did not apply to Nate. Tara spent most days on the floor of her home holding him as tightly as she could and rocking him for hours at a time while he was 'climbing out of his skin.'”

'Students want to study abroad, but they also know that in a soft job market and increasingly global economy, they need an international work record and the connections that can bring.'

"Adults going back to school have to make decisions that never occurred to earlier generations: accelerated or compressed, blended or online? If they can’t decide, there’s a format for that, too."

"Mr. Ayers, who was 30 when he entered the program, felt intimidated at first by his young classmates. 'These kids grew up with computers,' he says. 'I grew up with golf and guitar.'”

"To support her new career, she has dipped into 401(k)'s, refinanced her home, and foregone vacations, new cars and restaurant dining. 'We are happier than we were,' she says."

"College-bound seniors going into elementary education - more than half the teaching force - typically come from the bottom quartile of their class and have the lowest SAT scores."