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...South American Indians appeared unannounced in Spain, wearing loincloths, their faces and bodies painted. The invaders peacefully entered the shrine of the nation's patron saint at Santiago de Compostela. They left flowers and other offerings and a message to ask "forgiveness for those who used his name to conquer, murder and destroy peoples...
...show off the true scope of their talent. In addition to taking formal exams, a portfolio student selects his or her best work during an entire year of study, and at term's end explains the choices. The portfolio approach places emphasis on overall accomplishment rather than ability to conquer a battery of tests. And students learn the virtues of improvement as they revise and embellish drafts of their work, as opposed to the cycle of cramming and forgetting that can accompany an exam regimen...
...years ago, Minter helped found an organization to do just that. The result was Actively Working Against Racism and Ethnocentrism (AWARE), a program dedicated to the same ideal of helping students better conquer racial and cultural obstacles in everyday life...
...since the mid-19th century, and currently serve 2.5 million children. The real secret is how these schools have been able to do more for less. In the austere '90s, their cost-controlled quality and focus on fundamentals could serve as a model for public school systems seeking to conquer the problems of drugs, violence, lax standards and low morale...
...different, taste buds are different on the two coasts," observes Adam Tihany, a proprietor of the Italian bistro Remi, which serves in midtown Manhattan and Santa Monica. Almost any other method of expansion would be simpler. But some people bitten by the restaurant bug just cannot resist trying to conquer the two towns...