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...rites they will inherit. A few kilometers away is a small building with a handful of computers in it, but these children will probably never sit in front of them or in any school. The way most of their parents see it, the village is the only classroom they will ever need...
...small town sprung from the sand dunes on the southeastern edge of Lake Michigan, Roberts was in second grade when he won his first case. He had got in a fight with classmate Timmy, which climaxed with his hurling an orange at Timmy's head and splattering a classroom wall instead. Called to account in the principal's office, he argued that the classroom mess was "all Timmy's fault--if he hadn't ducked, the orange wouldn't have hit the wall." His longtime pal Richard Lazarus, now a law professor at Georgetown, laughs as he tells the story...
...story is similar in the classroom. What the Summer School terms a “distinguished Harvard faculty” includes only Harvard professors. Only 19 of the 241 Summer School instructors are tenured in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and another four are associate professors...
...that sense from this group of grand jurors. They somewhat reflected the demographics of the District of Columbia. The majority were African American and were disproportionately women. Most sat in black vinyl chairs with little desks in rows that were slightly elevated, as if it were a shabby classroom at a rundown college. A kindly African-American forewoman swore me in, and when I had to leave the room to consult with my attorneys, I asked her permission to be excused, not the prosecutor's, as is the custom. These grand jurors did not seem the types to passively indict...
...teach after a year or two there, but not right away,” he wrote. “But someday I would like to encounter students in the classroom again...