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...English and Spanish, his native tongue. Typically, a one-hour science lesson is taught one day in English. The next day the teacher covers the same material, but in Spanish. Ideally, after two or three years of this bilingual barrage, Miguel will master enough English to do all his classwork in that language...
...acting "hair raising, absolutely mind boggling. I don't think anyone ever taught Meryl acting; she really taught herself." After graduating with a major in drama, she joined a small repertory company in Vermont and then won a three-year scholarship to the Yale School of Drama. Her classwork won ever higher praise. "Whenever she did a scene," says Director Robert Lewis, who was a professor there at the time, "you wished that the author were there to see it." She was also much in demand for major roles by the Yale Repertory Theater. By the time she earned...
...alternative high school combines classwork with running a full-time business. When the students enter the program they become shareholders in a company that last year grossed...
...ever, that demand is hard to brush aside. Many Hispanic spokesmen speak of "linguistic liberation" and argue that failure to provide bilingual education amounts to "cultural colonization" by the majority angles. Others say that failure to provide bilingual instruction guarantees that most Hispanic children will fall hopelessly behind in classwork...
...commercial airlines suffered only five fatal accidents, compared with 702 in general aviation. The difference can be explained partly by the airlines better pilot training, partly by better equipment. For an average fee of $1,500, any fit 17-year-old can sign up for 16 hours of classwork and 35 hours in the air at an FAA- approved school to obtain a private pilot's license. A commercial license requires more: between $3,500 and $4,000 and 250 hours of flight time. But it is a cosmic leap from this to an Air Transport rating...