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But critics are also concerned about lessons that can't be measured on exams. A home-schooled child, they note, is not exposed to the diversity of beliefs and backgrounds that a child would encounter in many public schools and is deprived of an opportunity for "socialization." The after-school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EDUCATION: Home Sweet School | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

As a rule, people have a minimal interest in family trees from which they themselves do not sprout. So Frazier may encounter some initial reader resistance, particularly since he was able to track his ancestors back to the 1600s on his father's side and the 1700s on his mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: In the Frazier Museum | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

As Fanny, Mary (Rachel Siegel), and Alexandra (Jessie Cohen) near our century they encounter the detritus of the '50s--egg beaters, "I Like lke" buttons, phonograph records, a big inflated banana, etc.

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: On the Verge of Bursting the Corset Stays | 10/27/1994 | See Source »

But the main problem with the script is its unevenness. The script at times has potential. When John humorously recounts his first, loveless sexual encounter with Jessica (Liz Hanify), a soul-mate in unrequited love with a passion for the unattainable Greg, he describes losing his virginity "to Lisa and...

Author: By Daley C. Haggar, | Title: Strong Performances Rescue Unrequited Love | 10/27/1994 | See Source »

Referring to the same regrettable encounter, John says in all seriousness, "I guess that's the price of sex," to which the psychiatrist awkwardly responds, "On Park Avenue, it's $500 a night."

Author: By Daley C. Haggar, | Title: Strong Performances Rescue Unrequited Love | 10/27/1994 | See Source »

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