Word: counter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...instead a "knowledge of the fundamental principles of a special science" and an "idea of the methods of science as they are known today." Second, students who gained advanced placement were exempted from two out of three elementary Gen Ed courses. And, third, the conception of Freshman Seminars ran counter to Gen Ed by their intensive study of relatively limited topics...
...exciting confrontation between two sharply differing philosophies, has since degenerated instead into little more than a contest between two sharply differing personalities. There is almost none of the usual election-year exchange of thrust and counterthrust, charge and countercharge over really substantial issues. Instead, there is invective and counter-invective...
Whether you attribute it to prejudice or prosperity, whether you call it bigotry or backlash, anxiety or anomie, there is obviously a discontent in this country of considerable proportions. To counter it will require more than statistics on economic growth, and more than charges of "extremism...
AIMS OF GEN.ED.--Most broadly, the question the report asks here and answers in the affirmative is should there be General Education at all? Is there a need for some type of education in the college to counter the specialization of the departments? "In summary form," says the report, "it is the task of General Education 1) to give the student an appreciation of the civilization of which he is a part, 2) to make him aware of different fields of knowledge and methods of inquiry and 3) to encourage a broader view of the potentialities and limitations...
...even those few who spoke up are afraid of what might strike them if they did anything. So they do nothing. "I think it's terrible what's happening down here. If a man can pay for the meal, why shouldn't he eat at the same lunch counter with me? Really, I was brought up in this custom, you know, but I just feel like I'm sinning every time I sit in a citizen's council meeting and don't say what I feel. Those meetings aren't helping anybody. I wish I knew what I could...