Archives - Aryaman Majumdar

All writers should debate

Debate's use of the voice, face, and body as articulators, along with its time constraint, allow it to do something that writing has never managed to do: Turn language and logic into a sport. Read More

You were wrong about Ted Pawlicki

“It takes a special kind of student to thrive at Rochester,” read my acceptance letter. Thus, I expected a special kind of student body when I arrived here this August — one that included problem-solvers that excelled in an open curriculum, entrepreneurs who were made for the streets, free-thinkers making their own decisions. And for […]

An appeal to experts: How to explain hard things easily

What makes a good teacher? At a pre-college level, we’ll often find teachers who don’t like what they teach, who don’t like children, who don’t like teaching, or some combination of the three. On the other hand, at a collegiate level, we can be fairly sure that teachers like what they teach — simply because […]