Word: drilling
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Sophomore Jamie Notman struck first, givingHarvard a little breathing room at 3:37. She tooka pass from Gerometta at the center point andstepped into the high slot to drill it pastNentwig...
Harvard also has a slew of guards who will need to let the shots fly if the Crimson is to notch two weekend wins. Miller, junior Courtney Egelhoff and freshman Katie Gates are all excellent shooters who can drill the ball from a distance...
There are other ways of soothing nerves. Both parents and students must be willing to embrace the "work" component of homework--to recognize the quiet satisfaction that comes from practice and drill, the steady application of concepts and the mastery of skills. It's a tough thing to ask of many American parents. "You want your children to be happy, and you pray for their success in the future," says Laura Mandel. "But does homework bring either of those goals? I don't think more homework will make a more successful adult." Maybe not, but wisely assigned homework may help...
...states, such as California, have formal, recommended lists of supplemental reading (in addition to required textbooks) for districts to choose from, but most others leave the decisions solely up to local districts. In some places, novels have largely been shunned in favor of anthologies of excerpts or simply the "drill and kill" of paragraphs followed by questions, a method meant to prepare kids for the almighty state tests. Teachers who are able to wrangle money for literature are advised to choose from lists put out by the likes of the American Library Association or peruse review journals. But that means...
...Certain schools are in wind patterns from chemical plants, and they have as part of their safety drill what's called shelter-in-place, where all the windows in the buildings must be shut, the doors sealed in a special way. No one can go outside. They stay right there until it's cleared...