Word: environmental
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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¶ Dewey said, " 'Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.' When this had gone through the long and circuitous route to the classroom, it was understood to mean that the schools should not be overly concerned with preparing the child for anything except possibly the...
But the editors did see Pusey's address as "courageous in an environment so long foreign to their expression. "His stand. The Pilot continued, "can open minds long closed to thoughtful consideration of spiritual values."
Higher education in the U.S. is chaotic and is bogged down in makeshift adjustments to environment, too much vocational specialization and lack of a basic philosophy. This is the theme of Robert Maynard Hutchins' new book, The Conflict in Education (Harper; $2), published this week. Educator Hutchins, longtime (1929...
It happened, according to Kinsey's figures. around the end of World War I. The causes were various. Kinsey cites the writings of Havelock Ellis, one of the first scientists to combine psychology and biology, and Sigmund Freud, who put the spotlight on sex as a cause of human...
Last week, flushed with the greatest popular vote ever received by a Costa Rican politician, Pepe Figueres was talking softly. He pledged that U.S. investment capital would find an "environment of safety and honesty" in Costa Rica. "There is one thing I want to make clear: this is going to...