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...today that ideal of common public education is being subverted from within, as principals like Dinzle Adams, who heads Halls High School in Knoxville, Tenn., can attest. "We do a heck of a job with our high achievers and a good job with special-needs students," he says, "and it's almost like reverse discrimination against the average...
...They tried to hit a Frisbee with a stick," she'll say. Not so. It was a broom. The batter, standing in front of an old barn in the backyard, tried to hit the Frisbee with a broom--no cinch, I can attest, when the pitcher's repertoire included an effective slice ball. Imaginary base runners advanced according to a formula having to do with logarithms. After that, the rules got complicated...
Today, effective social action does not always entail public spectacle. Often, as many of us who are politically active can attest, making a difference entails going door-to-door getting petitions signed or phone-banking to raise money. The Internet has become a central medium of communication, moving debate and discussion from microphones and bullhorns to computer screens. We're not taking as many risks with our physical well-being, but that's not because we are afraid or lazy--it is in part because we do not need to take such risks to advance our causes...
Zabrina S. Lau '01, a resident of nearby Canaday Hall, attest to this fact. "I think it's great the fire department is nearby, but I do hear the sirens a lot," Lau says. "I suppose it is unavoidable...
...they accuse us of competing vigorously in the marketplace, which is and should be perfectly legal," argues Jon Austin, a spokesman for Northwest. And a smart strategy, perhaps. But now the big carriers have managed to attract the attention of both the Transportation and Justice departments. As Microsoft can attest, a smart business strategy isn't necessarily smart politics...