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...impassioned but simplistic reminder of What Education Is For, Proposing that all high school curricula be revamped into a three-column, 12-year approach, Adler advocates attentive teaching of "acquisition of organized knowledge" (history, languages, science, taught by rote); "development of intellectual skills" (reading, speaking, problem-solving, taught by drill); and "enlarged understanding of ideas and values" (works of art and aesthetic appreciation, taught by Socratic discussion...
...useless for dyslectics, who have great difficulty recognizing words. The phonics-based Orton-Gillingham method of teaching reading, devised in the 1930s, is considered effective in teaching 95% of all dyslectics. Orton-Gillingham decodes words by blending one sound with another into words and requires extensive visual and auditory drill...
...flagellation that we are led to believe makes all other brands of basic training look like the vicar's lawn party. Underneath Zack's sullen exterior, the discerning eye can detect "the right stuff," as it were. The discerning eye in this case belongs to a black drill sergeant, played with malevolent high spirits by Louis Gossett Jr. Of course, Zack's spirit will first have to be broken, a process Gossett undertakes with relish. Then too Zack will have to Learn to Love, which, of course, means Learning to Trust. Luckily, Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger...
...STORY and the characters are not new: Young rogue decides to prove himself a man in the military. He faces adversity in the form of a sadistic drill sergeant, oppressive service regulations and constant self-doubt. He encounters attractive, good-hearted local gal. She falls for him at the very first base mixer. Commitments, responsibilities and emotions cloud what had once been his crystal-clear me-first world view. The goal is in sight, but the her--wonders whether it's all just another pointless game, whether he should just let them all go to hell--like he's always...
...Stadium a few nights ago, the Phillies were taking infield practice and chat tering brightly. From a 4-and-12 start ("It wasn't fun playing," Pete whispers, a little ashamed), the Phillies had found their way back to first place under new Manager Pat Corrales. In the drill, Pete played first base. Looking around, he had to laugh. Corrales and Coach Deron Johnson, who was wielding the fungo bat, are his old Cincinnati teammates; another coach, Dave Bristol, managed him there and in the minors; Mets Pitcher Pat Zachry, kibitzing near by, was a painfully lanky teen...