Word: core
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...corrupting allure of government power. There are lay Catholics who, while personally devout, are socially liberal on issues like contraception, gay rights, women's equality and a multi-faith society. There are very orthodox believers who nonetheless respect the freedom and conscience of others as part of their core understanding of what being a Christian is. They have no problem living next to an atheist or a gay couple or a single mother or people whose views on the meaning of life are utterly alien to them--and respecting their neighbors' choices. That doesn't threaten their faith. Sometimes...
...core of CTC is Floortime, one-on-one, child-directed play periods. In one such session, David, 6, goes down a slide again and again. Each time he reaches the top of the ladder, a teacher playfully blocks his way, leading this very passive child to make eye contact and make his wishes known. "She wants him to move her hand or say 'Move' and be intentional," explains Lauren Blaszak, CTC's assistant director. "She's got an agenda; he doesn't know it. He keeps going back for more because it's fun." Building social interactions this...
...described the goal of the continuing curricular review as bringing students in closer contact with professors, and urged that the still-undetermined successor to the Core Curriculum be grounded on student choice, rather than on specific required courses...
...Faculty has yet to agree on the next system of general education, which is the centerpiece of the current review and will likely replace the Core. But the review has already led to Faculty approval of a semester’s delay in concentration choice and the introduction of secondary fields—both actions that Kirby called part of an effort to bring students and professors together...
...were beginning to reach a point where some of the core capabilities of the CIA might be placed in jeopardy," the official said. "When the way ahead was sketched out, the director thought there were some problems there...