Word: eds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...idea is to build self-esteem by showing youngsters they can cope with fear. Says Former Phys Ed Teacher Kenneth Musko, who developed the program: "Some of them do panic, but you'd be surprised how most of them cope with new situations that normally would terrify them." A few of the 52 stress activities seem particularly dangerous: riding through rapids on a rubber raft, rock climbing and "parasailing" (hanging from a parachute while being towed by a truck). One prosaic activity-incarceration at a nearby jail or detention center-is supposed to show the students the life they...
...Ed reform proposals that were the basis of the report released this week drew sharp criticism last year, although they were much less restrictive than the reforms set forth in the new core report; now a new wave of criticism is apparently in the offing...
Southern Connecticut regainea the lead momentarily in the next bout when Don Curry downed Harvard's Jon Franklin, 10-4. Ed Bordley countered effectively byicing Rick Reavis in the 177-lb. contest to give the Crimson a three point advantage...
...proposal, which has not yet been released to the press or to the full Faculty, would apparently require each student to take a total of eight Gen Ed courses, although it provides for exemptions from certain areas...
While the Core proposal seems to be well intentioned, there is no reason why the new core curriculum should hold out against specialization and pre-professionalism any better than the original Gen Ed program did. In the midst of an acute job crunch it seems unlikely that the academic profession will be willing to restructure itself radically and experiment with new kinds of qualifications...