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...satisfactorily accommodate everyone’s concerns. “Notice that I never use the word solution,” he said. School Committee member Marc C. McGovern, who favors maintaining the K-8 model, said that a total overhaul of structure would not solve problems in the classroom. “There’s really no consensus on what structure is better,” he said. “I think we need to concentrate on teaching and curriculum, replicating what works, creating healthy school environments. If we do that, the kids are going...
...Audacity of Hope, “those in public life have become so scripted, and the gestures that candidates use to signify their values have become so standardized (a stop at a black church, the hunting trip, the visit to a NASCAR track, the reading in the kindergarten classroom)3.” Obama has, he suggests, never felt the need to prove he’s your typical all-American Joe: he’s proud of the fact that he is comfortable asking for Dijon mustard while campaign advisors suggest he take the regular yellow kind...
...well as the minds, of its pupils. The study of the noble deeds of the great men of history can elevate the soul, and provide, in rough sketches, an exemplary and praiseworthy model for life. But under an educational regime that ignores the needs of the soul in the classroom, one can only hope they will be addressed on the ball field...
...third-grade teacher, I provide ways for students to make a difference by following my classroom motto: "Adding to the Good." Despite their young age, my students are now forming indelible memories that will be key to their future learning and lives. Sadly, elementary-school kids are often not given the same opportunities to serve as those in middle and high school. Anna Saldo-Burke, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS...
...Porter is a conservative, one who identifies strongly with much of the ideology that has characterized Republican administrations for the past half century. But Porter insists that his political work, in addition to his other personal beliefs, have never impacted the way that has he presents information in the classroom, or how he directs life in Dunster...