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...blatant parallel between Darwin's theory of evolution and the evolution of Jane's friendships and identity. There is no mystery about this self-explanatory connection, but at last Schine introduces a secret family feud. However, the writing again makes any interest vanish. Throughout the novel, the rules of algebra and syllogism appear, "If A=(?) and B=(?), then all one has to prove is (?)." The logic is straightforward, giving the reader time for their own conclusions: if chapter 1=(heavy blinking) and chapter 2=(mind shifting) then all one has to prove is (?). The blending of science and soul does...
...home. Wichita's home schoolers boast three bands, a choir, a bowling group, a math club, a 4-H Club, boy- and girl-scout troops, a debate team, a yearly musical, two libraries and a cap-and-gown graduation. In donated rooms across Wichita, home schoolers attend classes in algebra, English, science, swimming, accounting, sewing, public speaking and Tae Kwan Do. Parental support groups with names like BEST (Believing, Encouraging and Studying Together) and HOPE (Helping Other Parents Educate) crisscross the city, organizing field trips and swapping lesson plans. This year the Wichita Home School Warriors hosted two basketball tournaments...
...spring of 1885. At his mother's behest, Hearst had enrolled reluctantly in the class of '86, moved into Matthews and suffered from the same culture shock many California transplants experience today. Not relishing his studies (which included, in his freshman year alone, Greek, Latin, Classical Lectures, German, Algebra and Chemistry), he concentrated instead on his position as "the first real business manager of the Lampoon," in the words of Nick C. Malis '99, a member of the Lampoon. When Hearst died in August 1951, the Boston Evening American mentioned that "In two years he increased the magazine's circulation...
Instead of cutting back on money for students, we should think about spending more on improving the quality of teachers. I am an 18-year-old "gifted" student, and I spent the summer teaching algebra to Chicago public school mathematics instructors from junior high and elementary schools. I was shocked to find that when I asked them a question like "If Joe eats half a pizza, then a third of the remaining pizza, how much of it is left?" many of them could not answer, but rather made a random guess. Setting higher standards for teachers would provide a better...
...course, which meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m., has a math requirement, but it's nothing beyond basic algebra and trig, and it doubles as a Science A core. There are problem sets, an oral report, two hourly exams and a final, perfect for those with an aversion to response and research papers...