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Book Review: Nassir Ghaemi’s A First-Rate Madness is a first-rate read

By Deborah Newell Tornello On September 20, 2011  

As I have written about before, I am more than passingly familiar with the euphoria of creativity-filled up-cycles as well as the darkness of their unfortunate counterparts, those hideous depressive phases during which everything seems boring or bleak; tears and hopelessness are the order of the day; and even simple [...]

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The Influence of Teachers

By Kenneth Bernstein On March 19, 2011  

Teachers can never declare “Missions Accomplished,” because they are a bridge, not an endpoint, for all the boys and girls (and men and women) who come into their lives . . . . the teacher’s job is to help students build a self, to create the entity that will be constant company for life. That’s [...]

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