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Entries from December 2007

TIME FOR REFLECTION. ARE WE THERE YET?

December 27th, 2007 · 6 Comments

A NEW YEAR POST FROM KEN SCHWARZ
Dear STEP Parents,
As the year 2007 approaches its end, it is important for all of us think back over the events of the year in an attempt to decide which of them influenced us the most. Was it the belated, but effective, focus on climate change? Was [...]

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Holiday Messages to STEP Parents

December 11th, 2007 · 14 Comments

Dear Parents and Students,
In this holiday season we are all so very busy. Holiday shopping, holiday meals, writing and mailing greeting cards, all of those things sometimes make us forget about the really important things. As STEP parents we have been busy selling cheesecakes, Avon products and preparing for the Cultural Day. [...]

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Are they “the ones we’ve been waiting for”?

December 4th, 2007 · 10 Comments

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In advance of the reorganization of the blog, I thought it might be helpful to provide an example of the sort of thing I believe we should be discussing.
Recently, a group of students at M.I.T created an organization, the purpose of which is to create a car that will get 200 miles per gallon. [...]

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