Word: acceptant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...troubling that creationists argue that students should be allowed to decide for themselves which theory to accept. Children simply have neither the time nor the attention spans to study all of the research supporting the different theories in order to make up their minds as to which theory they wish to believe. We cannot present any and all theories of how the earth began as explanations with equal merit. It is our responsibility as adults to decide for them from among the current theories which is the most convincing scientifically. Moreover, there are very few teachers who believe both theories...
...Students must accept responsibility for their actions and must understand that they will be held accountable--by MIT and by the civil authorities," the statement read...
Nicholas Lemann, author of The Big Test, a look at the SAT and educational meritocracy, says Achieva's success is the result of crazed but confused parents. Only nine universities take less than a quarter of applicants. In fact, 1,900 of the 2,100 four- year colleges accept at least half those who apply. Thus it is the families, more than most schools, that can afford to be selective. But then there is the perception that unless a kid goes to Harvard, his life is over. "The parents get obsessed, which makes the kids obsessed," says Lemann. "It turns...
...claimed, "Like Einstein, I am an avatar (a possessor of a Universal Mind), as well as the reincarnation of the Prophet Isaiah. At present, I am on hold, waiting to translate (die and take my body with me)." Last, a South Carolina minister said, "When we fully understand and accept the power of strenuous mental exercise to increase our capacity for works of genius, we may all ride through space on a beam of mental light and meet Einstein himself...
...Goodyear, his consulting firm has created schedules that include 10 to 20 weeks of time off each year or that offer a seven- or eight-day break a month. Another way to make dismal shifts more appealing is to pay better. Coleman has found that many nightworkers will accept a difficult schedule if they can also work predictable overtime hours. "They could have a schedule," says Coleman, "with built-in overtime that rewards them with 30% more pay than a traditional worker while giving them 150 days off a year and never working more than two days...