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...panel participants, which included four professors and an extended discussion with a crowd of about 50 students, largely dismissed the idea that the Law School should adopt restrictions on Internet access in the classroom...
...discussion—which was sponsored by the Law School Council and the Journal of Law and Technology—centered on whether the use of computers and the Internet aid classroom learning...
...create opportunities for student-faculty interaction outside the classroom, Meng has organized “Applied Probability Evening” (poker), “Applied Statistics Evening” (bowling), department talent shows, and movie nights...
...While critics dismiss them as oddballs, no one could accuse these parents of taking the easy option. By rejecting school, they commit to a plan that will diminish their earning power and personal freedom for years to come. "There's nothing more artificial in the whole world than a classroom," says Craig Smith, a homeschooling father of eight in Palmerston North, New Zealand. His and wife Barbara's experience mirrors that of many families: having spent the first year or two of home education trying to duplicate the classroom scene, the Smiths nowadays largely eschew anything resembling lessons. Their view...
...Authorities don't object to the world-is-my-classroom approach. So long as parents appear to be committed to their child's education, getting registered as a home educator is usually a formality. "The few who are knocked back," says Colleen Strange, Sydney-based founder of the Home Education Association, "haven't the slightest idea what they're doing." Registration comes up for renewal every year or two - when, in most parts of Australia, a bureaucrat will pay a visit to check that the child is making progress. It may be interesting to ponder how much you've retained...