Harvard students learn what it means to be human

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<p>Instead of the [reason</a> and faith](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=245327]reason”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=245327) requirement for the new curriculum, Harvard administrators are pushing for a requirement involving “what it means to be a human being.”</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=516372[/url]”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=516372&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Interesting; a politically correct way of stating the same requirement.</p>

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<p>Nope. From what I gather, the concept may well be shot down as it could mean anything. Ethics and religion, but also biology, economic behavior, cultural practices, in other words, a real grab bag.</p>

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<p>Yuck. I agree completely that learning “what it means to be human” may be the only way the world will ever make it to a post-nuclear age. But throwing out a grab bag of courses one can take in a sort of impoverished smorgasbord is certainly not the way to do it.</p>

<p>I once suggested that my institution require two semesters of “Shakespeare and Human Psychology,” and even volunteered to do all the work putting it together. It was shot down in flames and I was accused of being … well … some very nasty things. </p>

<p>C’est la vie.</p>

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<p>Wait - Harvard students aren’t human?!</p>

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<p>LOL!! You have to be “SUPER HUMAN” to get into Harvard! You knew that, right? j/k</p>

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<p>So it means they are learning what it’s like to be one of us lesser folk? Do they have to spend a semester at a community college? Or working at Wal-Mart?</p>

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<p>^ No, just shopping at Wal-Mart. ;)</p>

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<p>much ado about nothing.</p>

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<p>It’s always open season on Harvard students here at CC, isn’t it? Glad i don’t have one; I may not be thick-skinned enough.</p>

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<p>^^^ maybe if they didn’t sent out a press release every time someone there sneezed they wouldn’t be a target…</p>

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<p>The students are sending out press releases?</p>

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<p>I hestitated to make the joke about being “super human” because I figured it had potential to offend someone at Harvard. But I figured, but didn’t mention, I was allowed, since I went to grad school at Harvard. </p>

<p>It is just that the terminology has a funny side to it.</p>

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<p>I can see it now: WEEKLY WORLD NEWS - upcoming headline: HARVARD STUDENTS ARE ROBOTS and will take course about 'what it means to be human"</p>

<p>Few years back they claimed DICK CHENEY ACTUALLY A ROBOT</p>

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<p>Actually, I believe the terminology is not “What it is to be human?” but something along the lines of “What makes a human being?”</p>

<p>But if you want superhuman, Coureur has posted a link to a Crimson profile of some seniors. Some make it sound that their days have more than 24 hours in them!</p>

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<p>^^Link to the article Marite mentions:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=275235[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=275235&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The tallest trees catch the most wind!</p>