Word: environmental
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The sick idea came to inventor Tom Berquist three years ago during a discussion of why kids enjoy revolting things. Says he: "I think they get more control over their environment. The more the parents scream, the more the kids want the candy." Parents are not too keen on the...
"We try to create a real community among the people so that they feel safe," Levine says. "It's an environment good for letting people talk to each other, try out different ideas and hone their skills."
Baden says that to this end he tries to create a learning environment which is informal and engaging. More than one-half of the faculty is made up of Ed School regulars, while others are recruited from around the country.
The Institute was held July 24-28 and included participants from more than 40 states, Canada, West Germany and Egypt. The program's brochure advertises its goal as "[proposing] ways that teachers and administrators can create a culturally responsive school environment."
Bush wants to have regular meetings with Gorbachev, as did Reagan, but scheduling that first one in this environment of high expectations is ticklish. Gorbachev and his Polish and Hungarian cohorts cannot yet be made members of the open-market club, though they have such yearnings. But Bush hopes that...