Word: dross
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...math lesson, just as "Thou shalt not kill" will always mean thou shalt not kill. In high school economics, students are taught the need to return to the gold standard-on biblical authority. (To buttress their policy academy economics teachers cite Isaiah 1: 22, "Thy silver has become dross, thy wine mixed with water.") The academy proudly reports measurable results of this curriculum, taught in strict classrooms by teachers who view their work not as a job but as a calling: the five-year-olds, who attend for only half-days, read fluently. Academy students generally test...