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...personal computer. Those who were unfamiliar with these machines received special instruction in their use Software was distributed to enable students to manipulate financial data. Word processing programs were provided to assist students in preparing their reports. Because of the formidable powers of the personal computer, teachers could assign more complicated problems than before, problems that more closely resembled situations confronting corporate executives in real life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Education in the Computer Age | 4/19/1985 | See Source »

...seemed such a nice, harmless idea. A Moscow school principal was casting about for a topic to assign as a theme to 300 youngsters ages ten to 13. He came up with the sturdy standby: "How I Would Like to Live When I Grow Up." Perhaps there would be evidence that the students had absorbed the aspirations of New Soviet Man, an idealized citizen devoted to the good of society and for whom the Communist Party has searched since 1917. Only 18 months ago, President Konstantin Chernenko reminded the nation that "the molding of the New Man is an imperative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Yuppies Under the Skin | 3/4/1985 | See Source »

...station and fruit stand. They are situated about 17 miles southwest of Mobile on a two-lane blacktop bleached by the sun to fish-belly white, in a community called Fowl River. After the accident in 1975 gave him a limpy leg, his physician told him to assign his hurt limb to as few chores as possible. So Laura Roach took over the fruit stand, as well as a barbecue pit in summer, and Eugene Roach bolted to the wall nearest his gas pumps a custom-made checkerboard table bearing the legend IT'S YOUR MOVE. And Eugene Roach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Alabama: Undefeated Champion | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

...random lottery is non sensical. There are other compelling reasons to oppose changing the lottery system members of certain minority groups, for example, require a minimum number of intra group associations to ensure a comfortable Harvard experience Nearly every GISA and BSA leader will tell you that to randomly assign and spread gay and Black students across campus would disastrosuly affect their mutual support system. Also groups stereotypes to Harvard tend not to remain in place. Mather House seems to be replacing Adams House as the most popular residence for says players flock to Leverett as if it were Kirkland...

Author: By R. Scottfalk, | Title: THE HQUSING LOTTERY | 2/7/1985 | See Source »

...needs to have a better assessment of our response capabilities where the Soviets are concerned, whether it is One-fifth of the next 70 shuttle flights are scheduled as military missions, and future payloads may include controversial Star Wars technology. In the meantime, the U.S. is moving swiftly to assign and deploy even more advanced space surveillance systems, including "low- look" satellites that can take pictures of the numbers on a car's license plate from 80 miles above the earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Window on the Soviets | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

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