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...fraction of our children get "left behind" but also whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because they can't think their way through abstract problems, work in teams, distinguish good information from bad or speak a language other than English...
This public elementary school has taken the idea of global education and run with it. All students take some classes in either Japanese or Spanish. Other subjects are taught in English, but the content has an international flavor. The school pulls its 393 students from the surrounding highly diverse neighborhood and by lottery from other parts of the city. Generally, its scores on state tests are at or above average, although those exams barely scratch the surface of what Stanford students learn...
...radioisotope laboratory at the Nuclear Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, says the discovery that polonium was the cause was "an act of scientific heroism. The murderers obviously did not expect that the polonium would be found. They failed because of the excellence of the English gamma spectrometer and the persistence of the research." (Zhuykov says that when he was making these points to Moscow's pro-government NTV network last week, the interview was terminated...
...they contemplate the caloric expenditure that went into assembling costumes, cooking up treats, crafting musical instruments and rehearsing dance steps, not to mention the festivity itself. In 15th century France, 1 out of 4 days of the year were given over to festivities, usually honoring saints' days, while the English had, in addition, their "church ales," wakes and fairs. Work was something you did when you had to. Holidays were what you lived...
Heartbreak House refers to the English country home of a sarcastic retired sea captain (Jonathan D. Schifferes) and his elder daughter Hesione (Julia M. Runcie ’10), who has just invited a guest to stay with them. Hesione plots to help Ellie Dunn (Mia P. Walker ’10) escape a marriage to “Boss” Mangan (Matthew I. Bohrer ’10), a business magnate whom she does not love...