The Sounds of Learning

What does a good educational environment sound like? The clattering of drums? The floor of the U.S. Senate? Brazilian Carnival? For many years educators believed that the proper sound for a classroom was silence. Silence was golden. Silence allowed the teacher to speak and students to listen. This theory of education presumes two important ideas: […]

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Why I Give

Zach Kolodin ’03, attorney and newlywed, reflects on what The Academy means to him

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