Word: effective
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...forced to redeploy, nor did any important defenses budge. The Communists completely bypassed recently pacified and highly vulnerable allied pacification areas in the countryside, concentrating largely on military installations. "We expect our indicators will wiggle a little," said U.S. Pacification Chief William E. Colby, "but so far the effect of the new offensive has been slight...
...foray, however, had an unexpected side effect in bringing to a head a feud within the Syrian government. In what amounted to yet another upheaval in Syria, Lieut. General Hafiz Assad, the Defense Minister, posted troops around government ministries and television studios in a show of strength against Chief of State Dr. Noureddine al Atassi and Baathist Party Boss Salah Jaid. If Assad makes his power play stick, one result could well be an end to Syria's quarrels with the rival Baath party in Iraq, and its isolation in the Arab world, which could lead to a more...
...particularly insidious when they are coupled with the institution of "tracking" or ability grouping. Most urban schools group children according to ability as soon as they enter first grade. It doesn't take much imagination to figure out who gets placed in the low ability groups. The net effect is that the majority of black pupil are doomed to under-achieving at age six. The "poorer" first grade students cover less material than their "brighter" peers, supposedly because they are unable to handle as much...
...indicates that even if students in less advanced tracks show exceptional ability, teachers often refuse to recognize it or reward it, and instead find fault with the student's behavior, or attitude, or something. In this kind of environment, infusion of books and visual aids can hardly produce much effect on the achievement of disadvantaged students...
...Crimson freshman team offered bright hopes for the future, however as its squeaked past Dartmouth in a 106-100 free-for-all. The game was high-lighted by numerous technical fouls on both teams, but technicals had little effect on either team's shooting hand. The win gave the Yardlings a final season record...