Word: classroom
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Before the occupation, four classes from the Design School met there weekly, in addition to seven others which utilized its machinery and classroom space for research projects...
Accusing the present university system of failing to meet the needs of its students, the group proposed that the government use its education funds to encourage colleges, groups and individuals to develop new forms of higher education outside the classroom...
...classes which formerly met at the technology workshop have been holding sessions in Hunt Hall. Several members of the class described the workshop as ugly, dilapidated and inconvenient. Apparently the lack of classroom space at the Design School necessitated the use of the workshop, a mile-and-a-half walk from the Yard...
...production of "How Can I Tell You" necessitates two kinds of expertise not often found together. WGBH, Boston's educational television station, produces the program, and the 21-inch Classroom, a bureau of the Massachusetts Board of Education composed primarily of professional educators, plans and writes it. "Some people know about kids, and some people know about television, but very few know about both," said Peter Greenspan, a field representative for the 21-inch Classroom. No audience survey for "How Can I Tell You" has been taken yet, but currently 180 school systems comprising 700,000 pupils subscribe...
...Loker Schools. "Kids who were slow readers have become much more communicative and much more interested," said Anne McNamara, "and incidentally, they read much better." The value of curriculum reform independent of changes in society is questionable. Motivation to learn is not dependent solely on relationships in the classroom. Pleasing television shows cannot erase the effects of alienation and exploitation. But curriculum planning and teaching methods can take advantage of some of what is known about child development. A classroom structured around a child's needs and desires will be a happier and more productive place than one planned...