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...children; they fit the way children learn best. We now know how to make the accumulated wisdom of the human race relevant again. We should know that the old approach to education is theoretical and unsound. We still believe that teaching and learning are two sides of the same coin, but we ought to realize that they are not: one learns a subject, and one teaches a person. The process is increasingly going to shift to self-teaching on the basis of new technology because we now have these self-teaching tools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PETER DRUCKER: Facing the Totally New and Dynamic | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

Harvard fans once again hope to see the Crimson repeat as national champions and share in the elation of being the best team in the country. But there are two sides to every coin. Minnesota faithful have not forgotten what transpired and are looking forward to this season with as much anticipation as the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RETURN TO ST. PAUL | 11/10/1989 | See Source »

This is the Social Security crowd, whose imperturbable coin stuffing accounted in large part for 55% of Atlantic City's gaming win last year. From the street corners of New York City to the hamlets of Pennsylvania, these gamblers in thick-soled white sneakers begin their pilgrimages at dawn, first making their way to deserted parking lots or pick-up points, then wobbling up the bus steps, down the aisle and into a seat. For Josephine Baumann, 71, a retired cook with the face of Edith Bunker, the trip to Bally's Park Place on a recent Wednesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk Of Broken Dreams | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

That kind of double-talk is, unfortunately, the common coin of the Middle East dialogue. As principal exponents of the opposing sides, Shamir and Arafat have more than occasionally been guilty of talking out of both sides of their mouth. Each has proved a master at sounding comparatively moderate to international listeners, but appealing to ancient strains of chauvinism when addressing their constituents. A recent sampler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Masters of Double-Talk | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

...only video game that was more popular than the movie that inspired it. Special attention is paid to technological innovations like the 3-D graphics introduced by Subroc 3-D in 1982 and the computerized voice in Berzerk, which lured passersby when the game was idle by calling out, "Coin detected in pocket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Just (Zap!) Like Old Times | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

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