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What makes the situation especially puzzling is that there seems to be plenty of evidence that computer-aided instruction can work. A 1990 University of Michigan study reported that children can gain the equivalent of three months of instruction per school year when computers are available to them. Electronic drill and practice programs make children better spellers. Intensive preparation programs raise SAT scores. So-called integrated learning systems, which deliver entire curriculums to students sitting at workstations in a learning laboratory, practically guarantee that grade-point averages will go up, at least for a time...
These changes do not come cheaply. Most of the model teachers have had five or six years of practice in teaching with computers, often beginning with simple drill programs and moving slowly to more sophisticated applications. Many have had to go through a painful process of self-education, supplementing in-service classes with seminars, night schools and computer clubs. Nine out of 10 bought their own home computers. And even though these teachers have access to considerably more equipment than colleagues in other schools, they are the ones crying loudest that they need still more...
...pepper and the cheapest vinegar you can buy. At the grocery store, he waits patiently in line to buy swordfish, but he refuses to purchase any lettuce you cannot toss from home plate to first base. His satiric quips often surface without warning, and nearly two decades of pun drill have honed this trademark skill, allowing him to punctuate any point with a snappy one-liner: "This country is so urbanized we think low-fat milk comes from cows on aerobic exercise programs." But beneath this talent is an immense desire to succeed. Perhaps O'Rourke's troubled childhood...
...acre with 1 ft. of water) -- will be on the complex hydrologic system of the area. Environmentalists say excessive pumping will dry up springs and wetlands, threatening numerous endangered species, plants and wildlife from southeastern California to Utah. The Federal Government plans to deny Las Vegas permits to drill or transport water across its land until an environmental-impact statement is prepared...
...most pleasant surprise of the Sunday match was provided by Joey Alissi, who joined the team late because of her hockey commitment. After a disheartening second half on Saturday, Alissi replaced a smoking Tenley Stephenson for most of the Rutgers game and fended off several dangerous checks to drill home two tallies...