Word: blends
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course, among the 2.2 million teachers in the nation's public schools are hundreds of thousands of skilled and dedicated people who, despite immense problems, manage to produce the miraculous blend of care and discipline, energy, learning and imagination that good teaching requires. Many newcomers to the field are still attracted by the dream of helping children rather than for reasons of security or salary. The estimated average salary of elementary school teachers is $15,661, and of high school teachers $16,387, for nine months' work. The average yearly pay of a plumber is about...
Scott's classroom may be decorated with pictures of spaceships, but she is an oldfashioned, demanding teacher. Her classroom method is a blend of love, dignity, discipline and self-confidence rooted in unshakable dedication to children. Says she: "I don't care what a child looks like, or what he smells like. He has a personal worth that God gave him, and that should be counted...
Theo is an imaginary character, though the specific details of his dilem ma are all too true. Forbes' novel is not "faction" or a thriller, but a thoughtful blend of both...
...line, known, naturally, as "the Rat Patrol." Bobby Clarke, 30, captain of Philadelphia's championship teams in the mid-'70s, anchors the entire team. Of his once and future centers, Quinn says: "Since the beginning of the year, we've thought this was a real good blend...
...Islanders are determined to scramble Philadelphia's blend and bring the Stanley Cup to Long Island, but just getting this far has helped fulfill the unmet hopes of years past. Says Center Lorne Henning, who is one of two players remaining from the Islanders' inaugural season: "We've frustrated ourselves and our fans for so long. It's nice to feel that for once we didn't disappoint anyone...